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Fix, sci, rnd, Fix,sci,rnd – HP 10s Scientific Calculator User Manual

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Calculations Involving Degrees, Minutes and

Seconds

You

can

convert

between

sexagesimal

and

decimal numbers.

Example 1: Convert the decimal number 1.234 to
its sexagesimal equivalent and then back to a

decimal number again.

1 . 2 3 4 1

[sill

1 2 H 34 H 56 H D 7.89

B

\_

1 . 2 3 4 1

1

r 1 4 ° 2 . 4

H I

1 . 2 3 4 1

1 ’ 5 6 ” X7.89

B n

99°16°25.44 1

FIX, SCI, RND

To change the display format settings, press

repeatedly until the screen below appears.

Fix

Sci

Norm

1

2

3

P r e s s t h e n u m b e r k e y (□□ , Q o r Q )

corresponding to the setting you want to change.

rn ( F i x ) : To set the number of decimal places
p2] (Sci) : To set the number of significant digits
H (Norm): To set the display format to normal

Example 1: 100■^3xl 5

1 00 B 3 □ 1 5 I

500.

(Now specify that you want numbers displayed

with 3 decimal places. )

■ CD (Fix) H

15

FIX

500.000