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© 2007 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-34 MultiView: A Guide For Teachers 45
Basic math
Keys
1. T adds.
2.
U subtracts.
3. V multiplies.
4.
W divides.
5. < completes the operation or executes
the command.
6.
M lets you enter a negative number.
7. _ appends the % sign to a number.
8.
%N changes a number to a percentage.
Notes
• The examples on the transparency
masters assume all default settings.
• The TI-34 MultiView™ calculator allows
implied multiplication.
Example: 3 (4+3) = 21
• Do not confuse
M with U. U allows
subtraction.
• Use parentheses to group the negation
sign with the number, if needed.
Example: ½2
2
= ½4, and (½2)
2
= 4.
• Results of percent calculations display
according to the decimal notation mode
setting.
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