HP 48gII - Manual (Page 712)

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loop index that gets modified before the logical_statement is checked at
the beginning of the next repetition. Unlike the DO command, if the first
evaluation of logical_statement is false, the loop is never executed.
Example 1 – calculate the summation S using a WHILE…REPEAT…END
construct
The following program calculates the summation
∑
=
=
n
k
k S
0
2
Using a WHILE…REPEAT…END loop:
« 0.
→ n S « WHILE
‘n≥0‘ REPEAT n SQ S + ‘S‘ STO n 1 –
‘n‘ STO END S “S” →TAG » »
Store this program in a variable
@@S4@@. Verify the following exercises: J
3
@@@S4@@ Result:
S:14 4 @@@S4@@ Result:
S:30
5 @@@S4@@ Result:
S:55 8 @@@S4@@ Result:
S:204
10 @@@S4@@ Result:
S:385 20 @@@S4@@ Result: S:2870
30 @@@S4@@ Result: S:9455 100 @@@S4@@ Result:
S:338350
Example 2 – generate a list using a WHILE…REPEAT…END construct
Type in the following program
« → xs xe dx « xe xs – dx / ABS 1. + xs
→ n x « xs
WHILE
‘x
»
and store it in variable @GLIS4.
• Check out that the program call 0.5 ` 2.5 ` 0.5 ` @GLIS4
produces the list {0.5 1. 1.5 2. 2.5}.
• To see step-by-step operation use the program DBUG for a short list, for
example: