Texas Instruments CBL 2 manual Using parentheses DE, Press, Result, Texas Instruments Incorporated

Using parentheses DE

Example: Multiply 4 * 1 + 2 and 4 * (1 + 2).

Press	Result
4 M1 \2
b
4 MD1 \2 E
b

Example: Divide 1/2 P 2/3 (not using stacked fraction capability).

Press	Result
D1 F2 EF
D2 F3 E
b
1
Example: Calculate 16 ^ -- .
2
Press	Result
1 6 7D1 F2 E
b

Note: Try each of the examples above without the parentheses and see what happens!

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