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: Display, Scrolling, Order of Operations, and Parentheses

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Display, Scrolling, Order of Operations, and Parentheses 1 Keys 1. X opens a parenthetical expression. You can have as many as 8 parentheses at one time. Notes • The examples on the transparency masters assume all default settings. 2. Y closes a parenthetical expression. • The EOSTM transparency master 3. ! and " move the cursor left and right. demonstrates the order in which the TI-15 completes calculations. # and $ move the cursor up and • When using parentheses, if you down through previous entries and press ® before pressing Y, results. Syn Error is displayed. • Operations inside parentheses are performed first. Use X or Y to change the order of operations and, therefore, change the result. Example: 1 + 2 x 3 = 7 (1 + 2) x 3 = 9 • The first and second lines display entries up to 11 characters plus a 3 decimal point, a negative sign, and a 2-digit positive or negative exponent. Entries begin on the left and scroll to the right. An entry will always wrap at the operator. • Results are displayed right- justified. If a whole problem will not 1 fit on the first line, the result will 2 display on the second line. © 2000 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-15: A Guide for Teachers 39

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© 2000 T
EXAS
I
NSTRUMENTS
I
NCORPORATED
TI-15: A Guide for Teachers
39
Display, Scrolling, Order of
Operations, and Parentheses
1
Keys
1.
X
opens a parenthetical expression.
You can have as many as 8
parentheses at one time.
2.
Y
closes a parenthetical expression.
3.
!
and
"
move the cursor left and
right.
#
and
$
move the cursor up and
down through previous entries and
results.
Notes
The examples on the transparency
masters assume all default
settings.
The EOS
TM
transparency master
demonstrates the order in which
the TI-15 completes calculations.
When using parentheses, if you
press
®
before pressing
Y
,
Syn Error
is displayed.
Operations inside parentheses are
performed first. Use
X
or
Y
to
change the order of operations
and, therefore, change the result.
Example:
1 + 2 x 3 = 7
(1 + 2) x 3 = 9
The first and second lines display
entries up to 11 characters plus a
decimal point, a negative sign, and
a 2-digit positive or negative
exponent. Entries begin on the left
and scroll to the right. An entry will
always wrap at the operator.
Results are displayed right-
justified. If a whole problem will not
fit on the first line, the result will
display on the second line.
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2
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