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Casio ALGEBRA FX 2.0 PLUS Computer Algebra System and Tutorial Modes User Manual

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u SortA

Function: Sorts the elements of a list into ascending order.

Syntax: SortA( List [ ) ]

The list must contain values or mathematical expressions only. Equations and inequalities
are not allowed.

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Example

To sort the elements of list {1, 5, 3} into ascending order

K1(LIST)c(CREATE)e(SortA)!*( { )b,f,d

!/( } )w

{ 1, 3, 5 }

u SortD

Function: Sorts the elements of a list into descending order.

Syntax: SortD( List [ ) ]

The list must contain values or mathematical expressions only. Equations and inequalities
are not allowed.

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Example

To sort the elements of list {1, 5, 3} into descending order

K1(LIST)c(CREATE)f(SortD)!*( { )b,f,d

!/( } )w

{ 5, 3, 1 }

u SubList (SubLst)

Function: Extracts a specific section of a list into a new list.

Syntax: SubList( List, start number [, end number] [ ) ]

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Example

To extract element 2 through element 3 from list {1, 2, 3, 4}

K1(LIST)c(CREATE)g(SubLst)!*( { )b,c,d

,e

!/( } ),c,dw

{ 2, 3 }

• If you do not specify an end number, all the elements from the start number to the end of

the list are extracted.

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Using the CAS (Computer Algebra System) Mode