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Learning curve – how do you calculate y = Ax b ?? pls help!!

Forums › ACCA Forums › ACCA PM Performance Management Forums › Learning curve – how do you calculate y = Ax b ?? pls help!!

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  • May 3, 2010 at 11:15 am #43710
    unied_26
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    hi all, i am having trouble calculating the learning curve formula y = Ax b i use a sharp calculator model el-w531.. i would be very grateful for any help. say for example y = 30 * 3 -0.201 The answer is y = 24.06 But how do you calculate this on a calculator? on open tuition video lecture it mentions xy and +/- buttons but these are not on my calculator. thanks for reading and hopefully someone can help:-)

    May 3, 2010 at 4:29 pm #59895
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    Type it into the calculator exactly like this

    3 ^ – 0.201 = X 30 =

    The ^ means to the power of

    May 3, 2010 at 5:59 pm #59896
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    Thanks for that,

    Unfortunately still not working, I don’t have the ^ symbol on my calculator? Are there any other alternatives for this symbol?

    Thanks a million

    May 3, 2010 at 6:46 pm #59897
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    try the xy button (2 above the number 7 on the el-w531 calculator) instead of the ^

    May 4, 2010 at 11:48 am #59898
    unied_26
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    Thanks but still not working out,

    Perhaps it is the ‘mode’ my calculator is in

    Should it be in ‘Normal’ mode or a different one?

    Thanks again

    May 18, 2010 at 11:20 am #59899
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    As I guessed you need financial calculator. (When calculator has log symbols)

    Using general calculator you will never achieve the result.

    May 18, 2010 at 11:33 am #59900
    accaman
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    Hi

    I’ve just pulled up a picture of your calculator online…

    I think you would have to type in

    30 x (3 ‘Yx’ -0.201) =

    where Yx is the button on the far left under ‘hyp’

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