how does a calculator add subract and multiply numbers.what in a calculator does the work
2006-12-16 05:53:03 · 3 answers · asked by camvts 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
It doesn't have stored tables. Instead, it literally calculates the answer via internal Boolean logic. For non algebraic functions such as trig functions, radicals, etc, it uses numeric approximation methods such as Newton's method. Early calculators were rather slow, you could see the display flicker as it did the internal calculations. Even with modern calculators there is a bit of a delay for calculations that involve lengthy approximations.
2006-12-16 06:11:16 · answer #1 · answered by Joni DaNerd 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This may help:
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/boolean2.htm
2006-12-16 06:00:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous :) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it works like a mini computer i should think
2006-12-16 05:55:23 · answer #3 · answered by raj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋