Author Archives: Maths @ SHARP

How to Enter the Quadratic Formula on your Calculator

Enter the Quadratic Function using your Memory Keys For example: 0 = 2×2 + 5x – 6 Make sure you are in Normal mode by pressing  0. We know that a = 2; b = 5 and c = -6. We need to store this in the calculator. So we press 2   . Now store b so type […]

How to Prove the CAST Diagram

To prove the CAST Diagram On your SHARP EL535 calculator press . Then type in . For X_Start: type in 90 and . For X_Step: type in 15 and . Look at the answers between -90 and 0 – are they all positive or all negative? They are all negative: therefore sin is negative between […]

How to convert decimal numbers to binary numbers

Binary numbers are based on the concept of ones and zeros or something similar to on and off. The base used to count in binary number is 2 and the one and zero says whether that 2 is on or off. The position of the one or zero in the binary number tells you to […]