HP 50G, User Manual

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Building a vector with ARRY
The function
→
ARRY, available in the function catalog (
‚N‚é
, use
—˜
to locate the function), can also be used to build a vector or array in
the following way. In ALG mode, enter ARRY( vector elements, number of
elements ), e.g.,
In RPN mode:
(1) Enter the n elements of the array in the order you want them to appear in
the array (when read from left to right) into the RPN stack.
(2) Enter n as the last entry.
(3) Use function ARRY.
The following screen shots show the RPN stack before and after applying
function
ARRY:
Summary of Matrix Writer use for entering vectors
In summary, to enter a vector using the Matrix Writer, simply activate the writer
(
„²
), and place the elements of the vector, pressing
`
after each of
them. Then, press
``
. Make sure that the
@VEC
and
@GO
→ @
keys are
selected.
Example:
„²³~„xQ2`2`5\``
produces: [‘x^2‘ 2 –5 ]