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Calculator, Making calculations, Using the scientific calculator – Nokia 9500 User Manual

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16.

Calculator

In

Calculator

, you can make calculations, and save the results to the calculator memory for later use. The

Desk calculator

can be

used for basic calculations, and the

Scientific calculator

for more advanced calculations.

Note: This calculator has limited accuracy and is designed for simple calculations.

Go to

Desk

>

Office

>

Calculator

.

Making calculations

To make a calculation, enter the first number of the calculation. Press the tab key, and select a function from the function map.

Enter the second number of the calculation, and press the enter key.
Note that the calculator performs operations in the order you enter them. Parentheses cannot be used to change the order of

operations.
To switch between the desk and scientific calculator, press Menu, and select

View

>

Desk calculator

or

Scientific calculator

.

To make a number positive or negative, write the number, and press

m

on the keyboard.

To print a calculation, press Menu, and select

Printing

>

Print

.

Tip: To preview a page before printing, press Menu, and select

Print preview

>

Printing

in the menu.

To change the layout of the page, press Menu, and select

Page setup

.

Using the scientific calculator

Press Menu, and select

View

>

Scientific calculator

.

To make a calculation, enter the first number of the calculation. Press the tab key, and select a function from the function map.

Enter the second number of the calculation, scroll to

=

in the function map, and press the enter key.

To invert a function, press

i

on the keyboard, and select the function.

To change the angle unit, press Menu, select

Tools

>

Angle unit

, and select

Degrees

,

Radians

, or

Grads

. You can see the current

angle unit in the field where you enter the numbers.

Saving numbers to memory

You can save 26 different numbers, unfinished calculations, or final results of calculations for later use.
1. Press Ctrl+S. An arrow appears next to the value.
2. Press Shift + the letter that you want to assign to the value. The letter appears next to the arrow.
3. Press the enter key to store the value.
To use a saved value, enter the letter that you have assigned to the value, and continue the calculation normally.
To clear all values saved in the memory, press Ctrl+D.

Setting the number format in Calculator

To change the number format, press Menu, and select

Tools

>

Number format

.

Select:

Normal

— to keep the default number format

Fixed

— to set a fixed number of decimal places

Scientific

— to set a fixed number of significant figures

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