Texas Instruments TI-85 Calculator "negative number squared" Questions

...a negative number, use parentheses and calculate it as (-x)^2. Also, make sure you're using the +<>- key to the right of th decimal point instead of the - key when entering the negative

...negative number - I get a negative number as opposed to a positive number?? example -3 - which I specify the negative using the (-) to the left of the enter key, then I select the number key 3 - then ...

...negative number, I get a negative answer. I also get a negative answer with any exponent (including all even exponents). Please help, I want it to properly show me positive answers to a negative ...

...negative number its gives me a negative answer. For example -2 squared equals a positve 4, but it gives me -4. Is there a way to change the settings so that I will receive accurate answers to squared ...

...negative number i get a negative result when it should be positive.... Use parentheses. If you enter (-) 2 x^2, you're not squaring negative-two, but getting the negative of two-squared because the ...

negative number (eg -2^2) it gives me a negative answer (-4) why isn't it giving me a positive answer? You're not squaring a negative number, you're negating a square. What you need to do is calculate

negative number The square root of a negative number is an imaginary number, and the TI-30XA does not deal with imaginary numbers. However, the square root of -x is equal to i times the square root of

...negative number, you should enter the calculation as follows. (-2)^2. Since the parentheses have priority over everything else, the negation of 2 is calculated first, giving -2, then the power is ...

...negative number, you're negating a square. This sequence of keystrokes calculates -(105^2), and -11025 is the correct answer for this. Since the ^ operator binds more tightly than the (-) operator, ...

negative number instead of a positive number You must enclose the negative number between parentheses. (-15)^2 will give 225 because it is the whole content of the parentheses that is squared. However