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- Use common symbols for: + Addition, - Subtraction, * Multiplication, /
Division, ^ exponent operator.
- Follow the standard order of operations taught in Algebra courses: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division, Addition and Subtraction. - Follow conventions for x and y variable definitions, for example, in the equation for a line: y=mx + b x represents the independent variable plotted on the horizontal axis/abscissa, and y is the dependent variable plotted on the vertical axis/ordinate. - Use of upper/lower case in expressions is arbitrary. - Use of "y=" at the beginning of the expression is optional. - Use of the * for multiplication is optional, for example, y=5*x+7 can be entered as y=5x+7. - Ability to just put in the operator and the new value. so entering: 251+139 would give 390, but then just entering: +85.68 would give 475.68 (i.e., 390+85.68)
- Trigonometric functions use radians (instead of degrees). Multiply
degrees by pi/180 to convert to radians.
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