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Mathematical calculations – HP Prime Graphing Calculator User Manual

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Getting started

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1. Press

SH

(Settings) to open the
Home Settings
input form.

The

Angle

Measure

field is

highlighted.

2. Tap on

Number

Format

(either the field label or the field). This selects

the field. (You could also have pressed

\

to select

it.)

3. Tap on

Number

Format

again. A

menu of number
format options
appears.

4. Tap on Scientific.

The option is chosen
and the menu closes. (You can also choose an item
by pressing the cursor keys and pressing

E

when the option you want is highlighted.)

5. Notice that a number

appears to the right
of the Number
Format
field. This is
the number of
decimal places
currently set. To
change the number
to 2, tap on it twice, and then tap on 2 in the menu
that appears.

6. Press

H

to return to Home view.

Mathematical calculations

The most commonly used math operations are available
from the keyboard (see “Math keys” on page 24). Access
to the rest of the math functions is via various menus (see
“Menus” on page 28).