Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus Calculator User Manual


 
Getting Started 3
Example: Add 2 + 3 on the home screen.
Note: Results are displayed on the next line (the answer line), not on the
entry line.
Example: Multiply 5 x 4.
y
and
ƒ
keys
Most keys on the TI-84 Plus can perform two or more functions. To use a
function printed on a key, press the key. To use a function printed above
a key, you must first press the y key or the ƒ key.
y key
Second functions are printed above the keys (the same color as the y
key). Some secondary functions enter a function or a symbol on the
home screen (sin
L1
or , for example). Others display menus or editors.
To view the ANGLE menu, for example, look for ANGLE above the Œ
key near the top of the TI-84 Plus keyboard. Press the y key (and then
release it) and then press Œ. In this guidebook the key combination is
indicated by y;, not .
Press Result
2 Ã 3
Í
Press Result
5 ¯ 4
Í
Entry line
Answer line