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Simple operations with algebraic objects
Algebraic objects can be added, subtracted, multiplied, divided (except by
zero), raised to a power, used as arguments for a variety of standard
functions (exponential, logarithmic, trigonometry, hyperbolic, etc.), as you
would any real or complex number. To demonstrate basic operations with
algebraic objects, let’s create a couple of objects, say ‘
π
*R^2’ and ‘g*t^2/4’,
and store them in variables A1 and A2 (See Chapter 2 to learn how to create
variables and store values in them). Here are the keystrokes for storing
variables A1 in ALG mode:
³„ì*~rQ2™ K
~a1 `
, resulting in:
The keystrokes corresponding to RPN mode are:
³„ì*~r
Q2`~a1 K
After storing the variable A2 and pressing the key, the screen will show the
variables as follows:
In ALG mode, the following keystrokes will show a number of operations with
the algebraics contained in variables
@@A1@@
and
@@A2@@
(press
J
to recover
variable menu):
@@A1@@
+
@@A2@@
`
@@A1@@
-
@@A2@@
`