ARITHMETIC Roots (Page 6 of 8)

Now we will consider a more complicated example that involves two different roots. Let's approximate cuberoot(1-3*6thRoot(15)).

 CLEAR key.

 MATH key. 4: menu selection. 1 Minus key. 3 Multiply key. 6 MATH key. 5: menu selection. 15 Right parenthesis key. ENTER key.

 Calculator screen image.

Notice that we had to include a multiplication symbol between the 3 and the sixth root of 15. This is necessary for the calculator to be able to differentiate the number 3 from the index of the following radical (six). No additional parentheses were required for the sixth root since the radicand is a single number, not an expression.
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