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HP 15c User Manual

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Section 6: Programming Basics

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The program to calculate this information uses these formulas and data:

base area =

r

2

.

volume = base area × height =

r

2

h.

surface area = 2 base areas + side area = 2

r

2

+ 2

rh.

Radius, r

Height, h

Base Area

Volume

Surface Area

2.5cm

8.0 cm

?

?

?

4.0

10.5

?

?

?

4.5

4.0

?

?

?

TOTALS

?

?

?

Method:

1. Enter an r value into the calculator and save it for other calculations.

Calculate the base area (

r

2

), store it for later use, and add the base

area to a register which will hold the sum of all base areas.

2. Enter h and calculate the volume (

r

2

h). Add it to a register to hold

the sum of all volumes.

3. Recall r. Divide the volume by r and multiply by 2 to yield the side

area. Recall the base area, multiply by 2, and add to the side area to
yield the surface areas. Sum the surface areas in a register.

Do not enter the actual data while writing the program – just provide for
their entry. These values will vary and so will be entered before and/or
during each program run.

Key in the following program to solve the above problem. The display
shows line numbers and keycodes (the row and column location of a key),
which will be explained under Further Information.

Keystrokes

Display

| ¥

000-

Sets calculator to Program
mode (PRGM displayed).

´ CLEAR M

000-

Clears program memory. Starts
at line 000.