CASIO FX 260
SOLAR SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR
3
BASIC ARITHMETIC CALCULATIONS
Basic Functions and Operations
The following are basic functions and operations of the calculator.
$
Backspaces and deletes the right digit of a displayed input value.
ON
Turns power on.
C
Clears the displayed input value.
L
Shifts the keyboard and accesses functions marked above the keys in yellow.
NOTE: There is no power off key.
Basic Calculations
Be sure to press
C
when beginning a new calculation.
+-mM
Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
p
Performs calculation
+/–
Changes the sign of a displayed value; you must enter the value first.
()
Left and right parentheses.
Note: The calculator uses
“order of operations”. For example for 2 + 3 × 4, you do not need
parentheses around 3 × 4. The calculator will calculate 3 × 4, then
add 2.
L
π
c
This will input the numerical value for
π
.
L
X–Y
[(---
Swaps the value of
x
and
y
in power and root calculations.
Also, swaps the minuend and subtrahend in subtraction calculations.
Example: for 3
2
, to swap 3 and 2, press
3
2L
X–Y
[(---
p
.
The answer displayed is 8.
