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HP 9g Graphing Calculator User Manual

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The SWAP command swaps the contents in two memory variables.

Relational Operators

The relational operators that can be used in FOR loops and conditional
branching are:

= = (equal to), < (less than), > (greater than), ≠ (not equal to), ≤ (less
than or equal to), ≥ (greater than or equal to).

Creating a New Program

1. Select

NEW from the program menu and press [

].

2. Select the calculation mode you want the program to run in and press

[

].

3. Select one of the ten program areas (P0123456789) and press [

].

4. Enter your program’s commands.

• You can enter the calculator’s regular functions as commands.
• To enter a program control instruction, press [ 2nd ] [ INST ] and
make your selection.
• To enter a space, press [ ALPHA ] [ SPC ].

5. A semicolon (;) indicates the end of a command. To enter more than

one command on a command line, separate them with a semicolon. For
example:
Line 1:

INPUT

A ; C = 0.5

×

A ;

PRINT

” C = ” , C ;

END

You can also place each command or group of commands on a
separate line, as follows. In this case, a trailing semicolon can be
omitted.
Line 1:

INPUT

A ; C = 0.5

×

A [

]

Line 2:

PRINT

” C = ” , C ; END

Executing a Program

1. When you finish entering or editing a program, press [

CL

/

ESC

] to return

to the program menu, select RUN and press [

]. (Or you can press

[ PROG ] in MAIN mode.)

2. Select the relevant program area and press [

] to begin executing

the program.

3. To re-execute the program, press [

] while the program’s final

result is on the display.

4. To abort the execution of a program, press [

CL

/

ESC

]. A message

appears asking you to confirm that you want to stop the execution.

STOP : N Y

Press

[ ] to move the cursor to Y and then press [

].