Casio fx-50F PLUS User Manual
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Example 8: What is the percentage change when a value is increased from 40 to 46? How
about to 48?
Insert Mode
(46-40)/40
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Degree, Minute, Second (Sexagesimal) Calculations
You can perform calculations using sexagesimal values, and you can convert between
sexagesimal and decimal.
A Inputting Sexagesimal Values
The following is basic syntax for inputting a sexagesimal value.
{Degrees}
$ {Minutes} $ {Seconds} $
Example: To input 2°30´30˝
2$30$30$w
• Note that you must always input something for the degrees and minutes, even if they are
zero.
Example: To input 0°00´30˝, press
0$0$30$.
A Sexagesimal Calculation Examples
The following types of sexagesimal calculations will produce sexagesimal results.
• Addition or subtraction of two sexagesimal values
• Multiplication or division of a sexagesimal value and a decimal value
Example 1: 2°20´30˝ + 39´30˝ = 3°00´00˝
2$20$30$+
0$39$30$w
Example 2: 2°20´00˝ × 3.5 = 8°10´00˝
2$20$*
3.5w
A Converting between Sexagesimal and Decimal
Pressing
$ while a calculation result is displayed will toggle the value between
sexagesimal and decimal.
(
46–40
)
ч40%
15
(
46–40
)
ч40%
15
(
48–40
)
ч40%
20
(
48–40
)
ч40%
20
2 ˚ 30˚ 30˚
2˚30˚30
2 ˚ 30˚ 30˚
2˚30˚30
2 ˚ 20˚ 30˚ +0˚ 39˚ 30
3˚0˚0
2 ˚ 20˚ 30˚ +0˚ 39˚ 30
3˚0˚0
2 ˚ 20˚ Ч3. 5
8˚10˚0
2 ˚ 20˚ Ч3. 5
8˚10˚0