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Chapter 2: Operating the Graphing Calculator
SETUP Menu Items
DRG:
For trigonometric calculations and coordinate conversions,
various angle units can be selected:
Deg
Angle values to be set in degrees
Rad
Angle values to be set in radians (default)
Grad
Angle values to be set in grads
FSE:
Various decimal formats can be set:
FloatPt
Answers are given in decimal form with a floating
decimal point (default).
Fix
Answers are given in decimal form. The decimal point
can be set in the TAB menu.
Sci
Answers are given in “scientific” notation. For example,
“3500” is displayed as “3.500000000E3”. The decimal
point can be set in the TAB menu.
Eng
Answers are given in “engineering” notation with
exponents set to be multiples of 3. “100000” will be
displayed as “100.0000000E3”, and “1000000” will be
shown as “1.000000000E6”. The decimal point can be
set in the TAB menu.
Note:
If the value of the mantissa does not fit within the range
±0.000000001 to ±9999999999, the display changes to
scientific notation. The display mode can be changed
according to the purpose of the calculation.
TAB:
Sets the number of digits beyond the decimal point (0 through 9).
The default is “9”.
COORD:
Sets the calculator to the rectangular or parametric graph
coordinate system.
Rect
Rectangular coordinates (default)
Param
Parametric equation coordinates