Calculator User Manual

Quick Start
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Displaying a Complex Number as a Result

Enter the natural log function. (:) B

Enter a negative number. D a
2
E

Evaluate. The result is displayed as a
complex number.
b (press "
to display more)
Using a List with a Function

Enter the exponential function. (:) - ‚

Display the
LIST
menu, and then select the
open brace (
{
) from the
LIST
menu.
On the TI
-
86,
{
specifies the beginning of a
list.
- ”
&
LIST
menu

Enter the list elements. Separate each
element from the next with a comma.
5
P
10
P
15

Select the close brace (
}
) from the
LIST
menu to specify the end of the list.

Evaluate. The results of the constant
e
raised to the 5th, 10th, and 15th powers are
displayed as list elements.
'
b (press "
to display more)
a
negates a value, as in
L
2
.
T
subtracts, as in
5
N
2=3
.
An ellipsis (...) indicates that
the result continues beyond
the screen.