Re: Calculation of powers (TI-86)

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Subject: Re: Calculation of powers (TI-86)
From: Tom Lake <tomlake@SLIC.COM>
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 1997 12:27:33 -0500
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Matt Maurano wrote in message <34567b74.87227306@nntp.best.com>...
>You mean exponents? Which, by the way, are a rewritten form of
>logarithms.
>
>Probably the same way we do: 2^5=2*2*2*2*2
>
>If you want to know how to do it, you can either use the log button of
>the ^ button.


Nope.  It uses e ^ (ln(2) * 5) even for simple problems.  That's why you
should avoid exponents when possible for speed.

Tom Lake

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