iPhone Calculator Error 10^x

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Calculator in scientific mode (phone held horizontal):

enter -1

press 10^x
The result is -10^1 =-10 
The correct answer is 10^(-1) =0.1 

iPhone 11, iOS 18.1.1

iPhone 11, iOS 18

Posted on Feb 9, 2025 2:04 PM

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Answer 1

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However:

10 x^y -1 = 0.1

The current iOS version is 18.3.

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Answer 2

yes, x^y works correctly at least for this negative exponent & base = 10.

10^x still broken in 18.3

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

10^100+1-10^100=0

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Answer 5

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ARSALAN_PM10 wrote:

10^100+1-10^100=0

Of course! You cannot possibly expect that much precision to be kept.

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