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Using Scientific calculator
Use parentheses, powers, factorial, percent, square roots, logarithms and trigonometric functions. Powers associate right to left; −2^2 means −(2^2).
Real-number arithmetic only. Multiply explicitly: use 2*pi, not 2pi. Percent divides the preceding value by 100. Factorial accepts whole numbers from 0 to 69. Log is base 10; ln is base e.
A worked example
With expression = sqrt(81) + 2^3, the answer is 17.
Before you use the result
Real-number arithmetic only. Multiply explicitly: use 2*pi, not 2pi. Percent divides the preceding value by 100. Factorial accepts whole numbers from 0 to 69. Log is base 10; ln is base e.
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