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Unit tools – HP Prime Graphing Calculator User Manual

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Units and constants

4. Now convert the

result to kilometers

per hour.

SF

Select Speed
Select km/h

E

The result is shown
as 0.2943 kilometers
per hour.

Unit tools

There are a number of tools for managing and operating

on units. These are available by pressing

SF

and tapping

.

CONVERT

Converts one unit to another unit of the same category.

CONVERT(5_m,1_ft) returns 16.4041994751_ft

You can also use the last answer as the first argument in a

new conversion calculation. Pressing

S+

places the

last answer on the entry line. You can also select a value

from history and tap

to copy it to the entry line.

with a measurement calls the convert command as

well and converts to whatever unit follows the Store

symbol.

MKSA

Meters, kilograms, seconds, amperes. Converts a

complex unit into the base components of the MKSA

system.

MKSA(8.175_cm/s) returns .08175_m*s–1