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Equation operating system (eos™), Order of evaluation – Texas Instruments TI-84 User Manual

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Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition

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Press

 ~ to display the

VARS Y-VARS

menu.

2.

Select the type of variable, such as

2:Zoom

from the

VARS

menu or

3:Polar

from the

VARS Y-VARS

menu. A secondary menu is displayed.

3.

If you selected

1:Window

,

2:Zoom

, or

5:Statistics

from the

VARS

menu, you can press

~ or | to display other secondary menus.

4.

Select a variable name from the menu. It is pasted to the cursor location.

Equation Operating System (EOS™)

Equation Operating System (EOS™)

Equation Operating System (EOS™)

Equation Operating System (EOS™)

Order of Evaluation

Order of Evaluation

Order of Evaluation

Order of Evaluation

The Equation Operating System (EOS) defines the order in which functions in
expressions are entered and evaluated on the TI-84 Plus. EOS lets you enter numbers
and functions in a simple, straightforward sequence.

EOS evaluates the functions in an expression in this order.

Order Number Function

1

Functions that precede the argument, such as

(, sin(, or log(

2

Functions that are entered after the argument, such as

2

,

M1

, !,

¡

,

r

, and

conversions

3

Powers and roots, such as 2^5 or 5

x

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4

Permutations (nPr) and combinations (nCr)

5

Multiplication, implied multiplication, and division

6

Addition and subtraction