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HP 48gII User Manual

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At this point follow the instructions from Chapter 2 on how to use the Equation
Writer to build an equation. The equation to enter in the Eq field should look
like this (notice that we use only one sub-index to refer to the variables, i.e.,
e

xx

is translated as ex, etc. -- this is done to save typing time):


Use the following shortcuts for special characters:

σ:

~‚s

α:

~‚a

∆:

~‚c


and recall that lower-case letters are entered by using

~„ before the

letter key, thus, x is typed as

~„x.


Press

`to return to the solver screen. Enter the values proposed above into

the corresponding fields, so that the solver screen looks like this:


With the ex: field highlighted, press

@SOLVE@ to solve for ex:

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