The +, -, *, /, and ^ operators are the usual infixed operators to do addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and raising to a power.
Examples.
5 |
1 |
6 |
|
1.52380952381 |
9 |
11.5031015682 |
Remark.
You can use the square key or the cube key if your keyboard has one;
for example: 32 returns 9.
Remarks on non integral powers.
If x is not an integer, then ax=exp(x ln(a)), hence if x
is not rational, then ax is well-defined only for a>0. If x is
rational and a<0, the principal branch of the logarithm is used,
leading to a complex number. Note the difference between
(a)1/n and a1/n when n is an odd integer.
Example.
To draw the graph of y=∛x3−x2:
Input:
plotfunc(ifte(x>0,(x^3-x^2)^(1/3), |
-(x^2-x^3)^(1/3)),x,xstep=0.01) |
You might also input:
but this is much slower and much less accurate.