TI -36x solar User Manual

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TI36XSUS.DOC   MURFE pruning--US version   Pat Hatcher
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Basic Operations
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To turn on the TI
-
36X Solar, expose the solar panel
to light and press 
!
Note: Always press
!
 to clear the calculator because memory and
display may contain incorrect numbers.
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To turn off the TI
-
36X Solar, cover the solar panel
with the slide case.
(
 selects the 2nd function of the next key pressed.
"
 selects the 3rd function of the next key pressed.
Third function
Second function
Primary function
LN
e
x
3
x
For example, 8 
"
 
 finds the cube root of 8.
To cancel 2nd or 3rd, press 
(
 or 
"
 again.
Results
The TI
-
36X Solar calculates up to 12 digits and can
display up to 10 digits plus a minus sign
(
-
9,999,999,999 through 9,999,999,999) and a 2-digit
exponent. Results with more than 10 digits display in
scientific notation.