SOLUTION: I have a CASIO fx-9750GII. When I try to use scientific notation with a decimal exponent, it says that my syntax is incorrect. The textbook uses a completely different calculator,

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Question 1085540: I have a CASIO fx-9750GII. When I try to use scientific notation with a decimal exponent, it says that my syntax is incorrect. The textbook uses a completely different calculator, so it's not much help.
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When expressing numbers using scientific notation, the exponent on the 10 is an integer. Here are some examples:
+0.012345+=++1.2345x10%5E-2+
+123.45+=+1.2345x10%5E2+
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From what you said in your last message, it sounds like you want to enter something like +12%5E%28-3.2%29+ and your calculator is giving an error. If that's the case, try +12%5E-3.2+ and see if that works (i.e. add parenthesis around the exponent). If it doesn't, you might have to do +1%2F12%5E%283.2%29+ which would be unusual but is mathematically correct because +x%5E%28-n%29+=+1%2Fx%5En+
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Please provide a specific example if you are still having problems with exponentiation.