BASIC PROGRAMMING II (ADVANCED - BUILT-IN FUNCTIONS) _ SS3 NOTES

 BASIC BUILT-IN FUNCTIONS

A function is a structure that simplifies a complex operation into a single step. BASIC built-in functions are predefined functions that perform a wide range of operations.

BASIC has several built-in functions that greatly extend its capability. They include the following:

(i) SQR (X) - SQUARE ROOT FUNCTION

(ii) ABS (X) - ABSOLUTE VALUE FUNCTION

(iii) LOG (X) - LOGARITHM FUNCTION

(iv) SIN (X) - SINE FUNCTION

(v) TAN (X) - TANGENT FUNCTION

(vi) RND (X) - RANDOM NUMBER FUNCTION

(vii) EXP (X)- EXPONENT FUNCTION

(viii) ROUND (X,N) - ROUNDS THE NUMBER X TO THE NUMBER OF DIGITS N

(ix) INT (X) - FIND THE INTEGER OF A REAL NUMBER