Powers

Raising a Number to a Power

To square a number (raise the number to the second power), use the

key. For example, 3 ² can be calculated by entering 3

Another way to calculate 3 ² is to use the key. Enter 3 2 .

In general, the key can be used to raise a number to any specific power. To calculate 4³ enter 4 3 .

To calculate the cube root of 8, (8^1/3) enter 8

To raise a number to the -1 power use the key. To calculate 5^-1 enter 5 .

The number e can be raised to any power. To calculate e^-1.2 enter 1.2 .