Texas Instruments TI-73 EXPLORER - Manual (Page 29)

Chapter 1: Operating the TI N73 23
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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To select a mode setting, highlight the one you want by using
the cursor keys, and then press b.
.
Normal Sci
Numeric Notation mode
Float 0123456789
Decimal Notation mode
Degree Radian
Angle mode
A § b/c b/c
Display Format mode (fractions only)
Autosimp Mansimp
Simplification mode (fractions only)
Numeric Notation Mode Numeric Notation Mode
The Numeric Notation mode settings affect the way an answer
is displayed on the TIN73. Numeric answers can be displayed
with up to 10 digits and a two-digit exponent. Answers
(excluding fractional ones) on the Home screen, list elements
in the List editor, and table elements on the Table screen are
displayed according to the Numeric Notation mode selected.
The
Normal
setting displays results with digits to the left and
right of the decimal, as in
123456.78
.
The
Sci
(scientific) setting expresses numbers with one digit to
the left of the decimal and the appropriate power of 10 to the
right of © , as in
1.2345678 © 5
, (which is the same as
123456.78
).
Note: Answers that have more than 10 digits and whose
absolute value is greater than .001 are displayed in scientific
notation.
Default
Settings