Using Your Calculator with Signed Numbers

Using Your Calculator with Signed Numbers

  1. If your scientific calculator has the Using-Your-Calculator
    you can use it to find the opposite of a number.
  2. On most scientific calculators, this key is pressed AFTER the number is entered.
  3. On most graphing calculators, this key is pressed BEFORE the number is entered.

Examples for scientific calculators:

Example 1.

Using-Your-Calculator-1

Example 2.

Using-Your-Calculator-2

Example 3.

Using-Your-Calculator-3