Ti Nspire Calculator Review

If you ever get lost on your Nspire, what button will get you back to "home base"?

• Ctrl

• Enter

• Home/On

• Esc

There is a negative button and a minus button. What color is the negative button?

• Black

• White

• Yellow

• Purple

Using the negative key, find the value of this calculation:

8 ⋅ ( - 12)

• 96

• -4

• -32

• -96

Type in 10 divided by 4. What did you get for an answer?

• 10

• 5/2

• 10/4

• 10.4

How can you turn this answer into a decimal? (this can be done multiple ways!)

• Start over

• ctrl enter

• type 525/2

• menu 1

Sometimes, a decimal answer is preferred. After you type in 10/4, which option gives you the decimal answer of 2.5? (Try them all)

• Press the Divide key again

• Press the Enter key again

• Press Ctrl Enter

• Press the 0 key twice

Determine the value of -285 ÷ -14

(not as a fraction...press Ctrl enter)

• 20.36

• -20.36

• 42.75

• -4275

Use your calculator to do some more complicated math. Find the value of

3 ⋅ 4 + 2 ⋅ (3 - 1)

• 16

• 14

• 36

• 12

To do exponents, we need to find the "carrot" ^ button (middle left on calculator). Use this to find the value of 4⁵

• 20

• 1024

• -20

• -1

After you type the exponent, USE THE RIGHT ARROW (middle of calculator) to "get out" of the exponent box. Do this to find the value of the expression 5³ + 4 · 3

• 30517578130

• 137

• 234375

• 27