VTech Precomputer Power Pad Plus Y=9 : X=SQR(Y) : PRINT

Type PRINT SQR (9). (press ENTER)

The answer is 3.

Example:

Y=9 : X=SQR(Y) : PRINT X press ENTER

The answer is 3.

In these two examples, 9 is the argument, SQR is the function and 3 is the result.

A LIST OF NUMERIC FUNCTIONS

Function		What it does
ABS	(X)	Returns the absolute (positive) Value of X
SGN	(X)	Returns the sign of the argument
		X negative returns - 1
		X positive returns + 1
		X zero	returns 0
SQR	(X)	Returns	the square root of X. X cannot be negative.
LOG	(X)	Gives the natural logarithm of X, i.e.,
		the logarithm to the base e (=2.71828).
		The value of the argument must be greater than zero.
EXP	(X)	Gives you the value ex, i.e., the natural antilogarithm
		of X.
INT	(X)	Gives the greatest integer which is less than or
		equal to X.
RND	(X)	Gives a random whole number between 1 and X.
		If X equals zero, RND (X) returns a random number
		between 0 and 1. X cannot be negative.
SIN	(X)	The argument of the trigonometrical functions
COS	(X)	is taken to be in radians (1 radian=360/2π = 57.296 degrees).
TAN	(X)	The range of X is -999 < (X) < 999.
ATN	(X)	This gives the result of ARC TANGENT in radians.

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