SATS How To...
Welcome to the all new SATS How-to page. Here we will teach you valuble techniques that can be applied in your Maths, English & Science SATS exams, whatever the level. Forgotten how to convert a fraction? Unsure about how to plan an essay? Then the SATS How-to is for you!
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| how to use a calculator |
Basic Operations. Most calculators today have the following operations, which you need to know how to use: Operation English Equivalent
+ plus, or addition
- minus or subtraction, Note: there is DIFFERENT key to make a positive number into a negative number, perhaps marked (-) or NEG known as "negation"
* times, or multiply by
/ over, divided by, division by
^ raised to the power
yx y raised to the power x
Sqrt or square root
ex "Exponentiate this," raise e to the power x
LN Natural Logarithm, take the log of
SIN Sine Function
SIN-1 Inverse Sine Function, arcsine, or "the angle whose sine is"
COS Cosine Function
COS-1 Inverse Cosine Function, arccosine, or "the angle whose cosine is"
TAN Tangent Function
TAN-1 Inverse Tangent Function, arctangent, or "the angle whose tangent is"
( ) Parentheses, "Do this first"
Store (STO) Put a number in memory for later use
Recall Get the number from memory for immediate use
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