Texas Instruments TI-73 EXPLORER - Manual (Page 13)

Chapter 1: Operating the TI N73 7
7301ENG.DOC CH1 Operating the TI-73, English Julie Hewlett Revised: 07/29/98 11:55 AM Printed: 05/19/99
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Entering a Number in Scientific Notation Entering a Number in Scientific Notation - {
Using - {, you can enter a number in scientific notation.
The notation used to display the result of a calculation
depends upon the . setting (
Normal
or
Sci
). For more
information on selecting modes, see the section in this chapter
entitled “Mode Settings.”
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- l :
3 0
- { \
8 6 0 0
b
Entering Secondary Functions Entering Secondary Functions -
The secondary function of each key is printed in yellow above
the key. When you press the yellow - key, the yellow
character, abbreviation, or word above a key, becomes active
for the next keystroke.
Entering Text Entering Text - t
Many examples in this manual require you to enter alphabetic
characters, braces, a quotation mark, a space, or test
operators. You can access all of these from the Text editor.
To exit the Text editor without saving the contents on the
entry line, press - l, and the calculator returns you to
the Home screen.
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MATH
The - key
TEXT
If in Normal
mode
- t , which is the same as pressing - and
then 1 , displays the Text editor.
If in Sci mode
1 displays four math menus.