User's Manual
BrailleNote Apex BT User Guide
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8.6.4 Powers and Roots.
These functions are assigned as follows:
x to the power of y, press:
Nemeth: dots 4-5.
UK Braille: dots 3-4-6.
UEB: dots 3-5.
If required by the braille code, KeyPlus automatically adds in the index termination sign to show
when the calculation returns to the base level.
x to the power of 1/y, press:
Nemeth: dots SPACE with dots 4-5.
UK Braille: SPACE with dots 3-4-6.
UEB: SPACE with dots 3-5.
Once again, if required by the braille code, KeyPlus automatically adds in the index termination
sign to show when the calculation returns to the base level.
Parentheses can be used where x or y is a compound expression. For example, to calculate 2 to the
power of 6 + 8, type:
Nemeth: 2 dots 4-5 (6+8) followed by ENTER.
UK Braille: 2 dots 3-4-6 (6+8) followed by ENTER.
UEB: 2 dots 3-5 (6+8) followed by ENTER.
The result "16,384" is displayed.