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TI-36X ý
Scientific Calculator
USER’S GUIDE
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Table of Contents Turning the Calculator On and Off............................1 Alternate Functions...................................................1 Display......................................................................2 Scrolling....................................................................2 Menus.......................................................................3 Fix.............................................................................3 Clearing, Correcting, and Res
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Turning the Calculator On and Off The TI-36X ü is battery powered. • To turn on the TI-36X ü, press T. • To turn off the TI-36X ü, press %r. All data in memory is retained. APDé (Automatic Power Downé) turns off the TI-36X ü automatically if no key is pressed for about five minutes. Press T after APD to power up again; the display, pending operations, settings, and memory are retained. Alternate Functions Most keys can perform two functions. The first function is marked on the key, and the secon
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Display The TI-36X ü has a two-line display. The first line (Entry Line) displays an entry of up to 88 digits or items (47 for Stat or Stored Operations). Entries begin on the left; those with more than 11 digits scroll to the left. You can have as many as 23 levels of parentheses and up to 8 mathematical operations pending. The second line (Result Line) displays a result of up to 10 digits, plus a decimal point, a negative sign, a x10 indicator, and a 2-digit positive or negative exponent. Resu
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Menus Some key presses access menus: S, R, e, -, 8, &, /, ., %q, %p, %d, %^, %m, %], %6, %f, %h, %Z, %t, %\, and %s. The menu choices are displayed on the screen. Press " or ! to scroll through the menu and underline an item. To select an underlined item: • Press V while the item is underlined. Or, • For menu items followed by an argument value, enter the argument value while the item is underlined. The item and the argument value are transferred to the current entry. However, if the argument i
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Clearing, Correcting, and Resetting Key Action 4 Action depends on position of the cursor. • If cursor is in the middle of an entry, clears character under the cursor and all characters to the right of the cursor. • If cursor is at the end of an entry, clears the entire entry. • If an Error message is displayed, clears the error message and moves the cursor to last entry in history. • If a menu is displayed, exits menu. ' • If the cursor is on a character, deletes the character under the cursor.
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Display Indicators Special indicators may appear in the display to provide additional information about functions or results. Indicator Meaning 2nd 2nd function is active. FIX Calculator is rounding results to specified number of places. SCI or ENG Scientific or engineering notation is active. STAT Calculator is in Statistics mode. DEG, RAD, Specifies angle-unit setting (degrees, or GRAD radians, or grads). The default is the degree setting. HEX or OCT Calculator is in hexadecimal or octal mode.
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Order of Operations The TI-36X ü uses EOSè (Equation Operating System) to evaluate expressions. Order Evaluation 1st Expressions inside parentheses. 2nd Functions which need a ) and precede the argument, such as sin, log, and all R/P menu items; Boolean Logic NOT and 2’s complement. 3rd Fractions. 4th Functions that are entered after the argument, 2 r g such as x and angle unit modifiers (é ê ë ); metric conversions. x 5th Exponentiation (^) and roots (‡). 6th Negation (L). 7th Permutations (n
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Basic Operations As you press keys, numerals, operators, and results appear on the display. H, ?, @, A, B, Enters numerals 0 through 9. C, D, E, F, G :, ;, <, = Adds, subtracts, multiplies, divides. N, O Opens, closes a parenthetical expression. I Inserts the decimal point. J Enters a negative sign. V Completes all operations. Last Answer %u recalls the value of the most recently calculated result and enters it into the current entry as Ans. If you press an operator key immediately after complet
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³ Examples ß 5è9+6-2 5< 9: 6; 2V 49. DEG ß 5è(9+6)-2 5