Powers, Power Roots, and Reciprocals
Use the keys below to input power functions, power root functions, and reciprocal function.
Power functions:
(square),
(nth power)
Power root functions:
(square root), 
(
) (nth root)
Reciprocal function: 
(
)
Example 1: (52)3 = 15625
5

3

Example 2: (1 + 1)2+2 = 16
1
1
2
2

Example 3: √2 × 3 = 4.242640687...
2
3

Example 4: 5√32 = 2
(Input/Output: MathI/MathO)

(
) 5
32

(Input/Output: LineI/LineO)
- 5

(
) 32


Example 5: 10-1 = 110
(Input/Output: MathI/MathO)
- 10

(
)

Key (Power of 10)
Use the
key to calculate power of 10. Pressing
inputs the function
. This function takes arguments before and after it with the form a
n (n is an integer) and returns the result of 10n multiplied by a.
To calculate 4 × 1073 × 108
Example 1: (Input/Output: MathI/MathO)
- 4
7
3
8

Example 2: (Input/Output: LineI/LineO)
- 4
7
3
8

Note
Parentheses will be inserted automatically as shown in the examples above. Note, however, that parentheses will not be inserted automatically if you input the sexagesimal symbol (
) immediately after
.
- 1
2

(
)2
2

(
)
3
2

(
)

