Chapter 2: Math Operations
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7302ENG.DOC CH2 Math Operations, English Julie Hewlett Revised: 07/29/98 11:58 AM Printed: 05/19/99 8:58
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2. Calculate (M5)
2.
.
Da
5
E6b
Power Power
7
Raises value to any power. value and power can be real
numbers, expression, or lists. If both are lists, they must have
the same number of elements. If one argument is a list and the
other a non-list, the non-list is paired with each element of the
list, and a list is returned.
value^power
value is limited by mathematical rules. For example, (M4)^.5
results in an error because this is the equivalent of (M4)^
1
/
2
,
which is
M4, a complex number.
Calculate 2
5
.
:
2
7
5
b
Square Root Square Root
-
z
Calculates the square root of value, which can be a positive
real number, an expression that results in a positive real
number, or a list of positive numbers.
(value
)
Calculate 256.
:-z
256
E
b
³
³
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