Watch what happens when you use negative values for guesses:

Keys:Display:

X 

 

X  

Description:

Your negative guesses for the root.

Selects Equation mode; displays the equation.

Solves for X; displays the result.

Example: Find the root of the equation.

[x (x + 0.3)] 0.5 = 0

Enter the equation as an expression:

Keys:

X4 X ÕÕ



Display:

Description:

 

Selects Equation mode.

 

Enters the equation.



 



Checksum and length.



Cancels Equation mode.

 

First attempt to find a positive root:

Keys:Display:

X  _



X  

Description:

Your positive guesses for the root.

Selects Equation mode; displays the left end of the equation.

Calculates the root using guesses 0 and 10.

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