Questions & Answers for: texas instrument squaring negative numbers

...want it to properly show me positive answers to a negative number to an even exponent. Thanks! You must put all negative numbers in Parenthesis otherwise your calculator is not squaring the negative

applies the negative sign, so what you're actually doing is squaring 2, then applying the - sign to your answer. You need to put the -2 in parenthesis, so (-2)^2. That will give you 4. Hope this helps

...(-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 (-2)^2 instead of the -(2^2) you're now

...squaring a negative. When you put in -x^2, it's getting calculated as -(x^2). In order to square a negative number, use parentheses and calculate it as (-x)^2. Also, make sure you're using the ...

...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 x. So, to calculate the square root ...

2 x^2, you're not squaring negative-two, but getting the negative of two-squared because the square operation binds tighter than negation. Enter the expression as ( (-) 2 ) x^2 to square negative-two

...The square root of a negative number does not exist in lR, the set of real numbers. In the set of Complex numbers the square root of -49/64 is (7/8)i, where i is the imaginary unit defined by

I am having issues performing a simple function on my TI-30XS calculator. when I square a negative number - I get a negative number as opposed to a positive number?? example -3 - which I specify the ...

...squaring a 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 (-) ...

When I punch (-2) to be squared I get a 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 ...