Texas Instruments TI-86 - Manual (Page 17)

Quick Start
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Displaying a Complex Number as a Result
ᕡ Enter the natural log function. (:) B
ᕢ Enter a negative number. D a 2 E
ᕣ Evaluate. The result is displayed as a
complex number.
b (press "
to display more)
Using a List with a Function
ᕡ Enter the exponential function. (:) - ‚
ᕢ Display the LIST menu, and then select the
open brace ( { ) from the LIST menu.
On the TI -86, { specifies the beginning of a
list.
- ”
&
LIST menu
ᕣ Enter the list elements. Separate each
element from the next with a comma.
5 P 10 P 15
ᕤ Select the close brace ( } ) from the LIST
menu to specify the end of the list.
ᕥ Evaluate. The results of the constant e
raised to the 5th, 10th, and 15th powers are
displayed as list elements.
'
b (press "
to display more)
a negates a value, as in L 2 .
T subtracts, as in 5 N 2=3 .
An ellipsis (...) indicates that
the result continues beyond
the screen.