One of my dad's friends gave me a Texas Instruments TI-82 graphing calculator but no user guide to go along with it. I was doing some math homework and one of the equations had a base number then a exponent of 3. On the calculator I can only find the button to make the exponentto be a 2, how do I tell the calculator I want the number to the third power, besides typing in the number 3 times. thanks for any help and yes I did go to the product site and look at the user guide but it didn't help
xoxoPrettyNPinkxoxo answered Friday September 16 2005, 5:11 pm: Use the carat button which loks like this: ^
For example 2^3 would be 2 to the third power or 4^5 would be 4 to the 5th power.
Dakmor answered Friday September 16 2005, 3:19 pm: You know the carrot symbol? Shift-six on your computer? ^ Well that's calculator language for "to the power of" so for example 7 to the 8th power on the calculator is 7^8.
Also: there should be a 2nd function button on your calculator, in the upper-left corner? Press that to activate the smaller symbols above the buttons, and that way you should be able to get the X cubed button! Hope I helped! [ Dakmor's advice column | Ask Dakmor A Question ]
Britts_Baby_09 answered Friday September 16 2005, 2:39 pm: Okay, on the calculator you should find a button that has a symbol like this ^. So here's an example. 3x4^3. All you have to do is put ^ and then the number of the exponent. (i had a hard time figuring it out too when I got my TI-84, I'm not one to look at the guide. hehe)
denajah5 answered Friday September 16 2005, 2:24 pm: on the calculator there should be a button that looks like a a upside down v.or an arrow. you press that and then the exponent number. in your case that would be a 3...that should do it..
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