Texas Instruments TI-99/4A - Page 110

First, the 6/a key.Press the key by itself and a
numeral 6 appears on the screen. Now hold the
SHIFT key and press the 6/a key. The screen
displays the exponent sign (a ).
SCREEN 1
The exponent symbol, or SHIFT key and the
numeral 6, tells the computer to raise a number
to the power of another number. This is easier to
demonstrate than it is to explain, so let's try it.
You may already know that 62 = 36. The num
ber 2 indicates that the number 6 is raised to the
power of 2. The exponent symbol on your com
puter can be used to perform the same kind of
calculation! First,press the ENTER key to begin
a new line. Now type
PRINT 6 a 2.
and your problem appears on the screen.
SCREEN 2
Next, press the ENTERkey. Notice your compu
ter's answer (36) is displayed on the screen.
SCREEN 1
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