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Year 7 Interactive Maths - Second Edition


Using a Graphics Calculator

The following examples make use of the TI-83 Graphing Calculator.

Example 10

Use a calculator to evaluate the square root of 19 to 2 decimal places.

Solution:

Set the Mode to 2 decimal places by changing Float to 2.  Press QUIT to see the Home Screen and press Clear, if necessary, to clear it.

Then press 2nd x squared 19 ) Enter to obtain the answer to 2 decimal places.

The display on the screen shows that:

TI-83 Graphing Calculator screen of square root of 19 = 4.36

The square root of 19 is 4.36


Note:

The square root sign is obtained by pressing
2nd x squared


Example 11

Use a calculator to evaluate the square root of 26 to 3 decimal places.

Solution:

Set the Mode to 3 decimal places by changing Float to 3.  Press QUIT to see the Home Screen and press Clear, if necessary, to clear it.

Then press 2nd x squared 26 ) Enter to obtain the answer to 3 decimal places.

The display on the screen shows that:

TI-83 Graphing Calculator screen of square root of 26 = 5.099

The square root of 26 is 5.099


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