Texas Instruments TI-86 - Manual (Page 74)

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Chapter 4: Constants, Conversions, Bases, and Complex Numbers
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ᕤ Select the current unit of measure (¡ C ) from the
conversion group menu. The unit abbreviation
and conversion symbol (
4 ) are pasted to the
cursor location.
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ᕥ Select the new unit of measure (¡ F ) from the
conversion group menu. The unit abbreviation is
pasted to the cursor location.
ᕦ Convert the measurement.
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The CONV (Conversions) Menu - ’
LNGTH AREA VOL TIME TEMP 4 MASS FORCE PRESS ENRGY POWER
4 SPEED
length volume temperature speed force energy
menu menu menu menu menu menu
area menu time menu mass menu pressure menu power menu
Important: When you convert a negative value, you must enclose in parentheses the value
and its negation sign, as in ( L 4) . Otherwise, the TI -86 order of evaluation will perform the
conversion first, and then apply the negation to the converted value.
If you enter... ...The TI - 86 converts it to...
( L 4) ¡ C 4¡ F 24.8 degrees Fahrenheit ( L4 ¡ Celsius converted to degrees Fahrenheit)
L 4 ¡ C 4¡ F L 39.2 degrees Fahrenheit (4 ¡ Celsius converted to degrees Fahrenheit, then negated)