Using variables; the var menu, Using variables: the var menu -11, Fsto) – HP 48g Graphing Calculator User Manual
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To determine the size of wariables:
1. Press fr^lMEMORSH-
2. Select the variable or variables that you want to “measure.”
3. Press S I ZEi from the second page of the menu (press [
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necessary). You will see a message box similar to the one shown
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The SIZE Message Box
4. Press
to remove the message box.
Using Variables; The VAR Menu
The VAR menu provides access to the global variables you’ve created
in the current directory.
While the Variable Browser is most useful for organizing and
manipulating the variables you’ve created, the VAR menu is handy for
using variables in calculations, incorporating them in equations, and as
a shortcut for a number of common memory tasks:
■ Create a new variable. Put the desired object on level 1 of the
stack, type the name of the variable, and press
fSTO).
The new
variable is placed in the current directory and displayed in the VAR
menu.
■ Evaluate a variable. Press the variable’s VAR menu key.
■ Recall the contents of a variable to the stack. Press (S followed by
the variable’s VAR menu key.
■ Recall the name of a variable to the stack. Press a followed by the
variable’s menu key.
Memory 5-11