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Finding the Square Root
Paste the square root function to the screen. (:) - ˆ
Enter a value for which you want to find the
square root.
144
Evaluate the expression. The square root of
144
is displayed.
b
Calculating Derivatives
Display the
CALC
menu, and then select
der1
.
(:)
-
(
CALC
menu
Enter an expression (
x
2
) with respect to a
variable (
x
) at a given point (
8
).
2 I P 2
P
8
E
Evaluate. The first derivative of
x
2
with
respect to
x
at
8
is displayed.
b