Texas Instruments TI-10 manual

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    -1-  TI-10 Calculator and Arithmetic Trainer Copyright  2001, 2002 Texas Instruments Incorporated General Information The TI-10 has two power sources — battery and solar. It operates in well-lit areas using the solar cell, and it operates in other light settings using the battery. Examples : See the “Examples” page for problems with [...]

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    -2- Division W When you divide a positive whole number by a positive whole number using W , the result is displayed in the form Q r R , where Q is the quotient and R is the remainder. For example, if you are in the QR setting: 12 ÷ 5 = 2 r 2. If you use the result of QR division in a subsequent calculation, the TI-10 uses only the quotient. The re[...]

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    -3- However, if you enter an answer, it will tell you whether your answer is less than < or greater than > the correct answer. Inequalities . Instead of entering an equation, you can test an inequality using [ or . You get only one try because the inequality statement is either true or false. With inequalities you can enter decimals. To exi[...]

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    -4- − T U V W Z ! " # $ −− 3 b ” 3 T 2 T 3 Z 2+3= 5 U 7 U 4 Z 7 N 4= 3 V 2 V 4 Z 2 Q 4= 8 W 6 W 3 Z 6 P 3 = 2 r 0 # ### 2+3= 5 7 N 4= 3 $$ 7 N 4= 3 2 Q 4= 8 ! " !!! 4 "" 2 Z 74 N 42= 3 2 T # # b ” 3 T 1 T 1 Z 1+1= 2 1 T 2 Z 1+2= 3 1 T 3 Z 1+3= 4 1 T 4 Z 1+4= 5 # ### 1+1= 2 1+2= 3 $$ 1+2= 3 1+3= 4 $ 1+3= 4 1+4= 5 ” w [...]

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    -5- X Y b ” 3 3 V 4 T 2 Z 3 Q 4+2= 1 4 X Y 3 VX 4 T 2 YZ Q 3 Q (4+2)= 1 8 ` a b ” 3 4 T 2 Z 4+2= 6 `` M 4+2= 6 1 T 1 Z M 1+1= 2 aa M 1+1= 2 || M 4 3 T 1 Z M 4+1= 5 || ” 3 › b ” 3 › ›T 1 › Op1 +1 1 › Op1 1+1 12 › Op1 2+1 23 › Op1 3+1 34 › Op1 4+1 45 ### Op1 1+1= 2 2+1= 3 $ Op1 2+1= 3 3+1= 4 Š ˜ ™ “ ’ ‘  b ” 3 4[...]

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    -6- ‹ ‡ b ” 3 1 2 3 ‹‡ $ " ® ‹ Auto 1 2 3 ê ë ì ‡ ‹ Auto 6+400=? 3 406 ® ‹ Auto 6+400=406 YES + N Q P ? ‡ $$ "" ® ‹ Auto + N Q P ? ‡ ‹ Auto 10 Q 40=? 3 400 ® ‹ Auto 10 Q 40=400 YES ‡ $$ ! ® ‡ ‹ Auto 70 N 40=? 3 20 ® ‹ Auto 70 N 40>20 NO 30 ® ‹ Auto 70 N 40=30 YES ‹ ‡  [ b ?[...]