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Keyboard functions – HP Prime Graphing Wireless Calculator User Manual

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Functions and commands

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Abbreviations used in this chapter

In describing the syntax of functions and commands, the
following abbreviations and conventions are used:

Eqn: an equation

Expr: a mathematical expression

Fnc: a function

Frac: a fraction

Intgr: an integer

Obj: signifies that objects of more than one type are

allowable here

Poly: a polynomial

RatFrac: a rational fraction

Val: a real value

Var: a variable
Parameters that are optional are given in square brackets, as
in

NORMAL_ICDF([

μ,σ,]p)

.

For ease of reading, commas are used to separate
parameters, but these are only necessary to separate
parameters. Thus a single-parameter command needs no
comma after the parameter even if, in the syntax shown
below, there is a comma between it and an optional
parameter. An example is the syntax zeros(Expr,[Var]).

The comma is needed only if you are specifying the optional
parameter Var.

Keyboard functions

The most frequently used functions are available directly from

the keyboard. Many of the keyboard functions also accept

complex numbers as arguments. Enter the keys and inputs

shown below and press

E

to evaluate the expression.

In the examples below, shifted functions are represented

by the actual keys to be pressed, with the function name

shown in parentheses. For example,

Se

(

ASIN

)

means

that to make an arc sine calculation (

ASIN

)

, you press

Se

.