Sharp PC-1403

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Do not use dolla r s ig ns o r c omm as when e nt e ring a c a l c ul ation formul a or
e xpres sion into the COMPUTER. T h ese c h a r acte r s ha v e s pecial mea n i ng i n t he
BAS I C programm i ng la ng u age . N ow t ry t he s e simp l e a r i t hm e ti c e x a m p l e s.
R e m em b er to cl ear w i th the ~ betw ee n cal c ulat i on s .
B e f o r e go i n g i nto ope r at i on e xa mp l e s, l e t' s t o u c h o n s om e i mpo rt ant p oi nts i n
o p e r at i on.
W h er eas w e u s ually use o pe r ators + , - , x , o r -:- fo r our mathematica l calcul at i o n s on
pap er, we do n ' t use t h e ope r a t o r s x an d -:- f or ou r a r i t hme tic o per ati o n s i n BA S I C .
I n st ea d of x a n d +. we use an a ster i sk (* ) a nd s la s h ( / ) , re s pect i v e ly .
Th e operator s * a nd I ca n b e en te red b y p r e ssi ng (R!J and G:Ll ke y s, r e s pective l y .
To ge t t he res ult o f a m an ual ca lcul a t i on , op e r a t e t he I E N TE R I k e y inst ea d o f
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