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Chapter 8 vectors, Entering vectors – HP 49g+ User Manual

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Chapter 8
Vectors

This Chapter provides examples of entering and operating with vectors, both
mathematical vectors of many elements, as well as physical vectors of 2 and 3
components.

Entering vectors

In the calculator, vectors are represented by a sequence of numbers enclosed
between brackets, and typically entered as row vectors. The brackets are
generated in the calculator by the keystroke combination

„Ô ,

associated with the

* key. The following are examples of vectors in the

calculator:

[3.5, 2.2, -1.3, 5.6, 2.3] A general row vector
[1.5,-2.2]

A 2-D vector

[3,-1,2]

A 3-D vector

['t','t^2','SIN(t)'] A vector of algebraics

Typing vectors in the stack

With the calculator in ALG mode, a vector is typed into the stack by opening
a set of brackets (

„Ô) and typing the components or elements of the

vector separated by commas (

‚í). The screen shots below show the

entering of a numerical vector followed by an algebraic vector. The figure to
the left shows the algebraic vector before pressing

`. The figure to the right

shows the calculator’s screen after entering the algebraic vector:


In RPN mode, you can enter a vector in the stack by opening a set of brackets
and typing the vector components or elements separated by either commas