Square root function missing

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Square root function missing

Whether you use the Dashboard calculator widget or the Calculator that is built into the Apple OS as an application, there is no button for square root.

If you are using the Calculator application you can toggle the interface from Basic to Scientific to Programmer. Scientific includes buttons that square a number but no button for square root.

Why? Or am I missing a hidden keystroke or something?

Mac Book Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on Mar 11, 2009 8:10 AM

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Answer 1

Mar 11, 2009 8:20 AM in response to Dennis Burnham

Hi,

I have a square root button on my calculator (the Calculator app that comes with OS X). First, view the calculator in Scientific mode. The square root button is the second button from the left in the third row down from the top (the button just above the "cos" button".

Hope this helps,

Ken

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Answer 2

a brody

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Mar 11, 2009 8:31 AM in response to Dennis Burnham

Remember Square Root is the same as x^(1/2)
If you have an x^y button (showing x raised to a power) enter the second number as .5, and you'll have a square root. And if you are really starving, there is Emu:

http://emu48mac.sourceforge.net/

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