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Math keys, Program commands, Inactive keys – HP 39g Graphing Calculator User Manual

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Math keys

HOME (I

HOME

I)

is the place to do calculations.

Keyboard keys. The most common operations are available

from the keyboard, such as the arithmetic (like [£|) and
trigonometric (like

[

s

T

n

])

functions. Press |

ente

1T| to

complete the operation: |

shift

|V 2561

enter

] displays 16.

MATH menu. Press |

mati

T|

HINT

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«««««»»»«««I

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FNROOT ¥“

to open the MATH menu. The
MATH menu is a
comprehensive list of math
functions that do not appear on
the keyboard. It also includes
categories for all other functions and constants. The functions

are grouped by category, ranging in alphabetical order from

Calculus to Trigonometry.

- The arrow keys scroll through the list (0, 0) and

move from the category list in the left column to the

item list in the right column (Q, 0)-

Press I
line.

i to insert the selected command onto the edit

Press ESiUMl to dismiss the MATH menu without

selecting a command.

-

Pressing WflZH displays the list of Program
Constants. You can use these in programs that you
develop.

-

Pressing IB>i!l takes you to the beginning of the
MATH menu.

See “Math functions by category” on page 10-3 for details of
the math functions.

When using the MATH menu, or any menu on the HP 39G/
40G, pressing an alpha key takes you straight to the first menu

option beginning with that alpha character. With this method,
you do not need to press

[

alpha

| first. Just press the key that

corresponds to the command’s beginning alpha character.

Program

commands

Pressing I

shift

I

cmds

displays the list of Program Commands.

See “Programming commands” on page 15-14.

Inactive keys

if you press a key that does not operate in the current context,
a warning symbol like this ^ appears. There is no beep.

Getting started

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