ARITHMETIC Exponents (Page 3 of 6)

The reciprocal key can be used to find the reciprocal of a number, which is equivalent to raising the number to a power of -1. If you want the result displayed as a fraction instead of as a decimal, use the Frac command. Let's evaluate (3/4)^(-1) as a decimal, then convert the answer to a fraction.

 Left parenthesis key. 3 Divide key. 4 Right parenthesis key. x to the -1 key. ENTER key.

 MATH key. 1: menu selection. ENTER key.

Calculator screen image. Calculator screen image.

Notice that we can just enter the Frac command without retyping the whole problem. The TI-83/84 will automatically use the previous answer.

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