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Sin 1 sin 1, Ba h – HP 32SII User Manual

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6–18 Entering and Evaluating Equations

File name 32sii-Manual-E-0424
Printed Date : 2003/4/24 Size : 17.7 x 25.2 cm

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Six of the equation functions have names that differ from their equivalent RPN
operations:

RPN Operation

Equation function

x

2

SQ

e

x

EXP

10

x

ALOG

1/x

INV

X

y

X ROOT

y

x

^

Example:

Perimeter of a Trapezoid.

The following equation calculates the perimeter of a trapezoid. This is how
the equation might appear in a book:

Perimeter = a + b + h (

φ

+

θ

sin

1

sin

1

)

b

a

h

φ

θ

The following equation obeys the syntax rules for HP 32SII equations: