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Arctangent (ArcTan) —
Calculates the angle for the
entered or calculated Tangent value.
Miscellaneous functions
g .
Degrees:Minutes:Seconds (dms◄►deg) —
Converts between D:M:S and decimal degree
formats; repeated presses will toggle between the
two formats.
%
Percentage —
Used to find a given percent of a
number.
g D
Model 4086
g %
Model 4087
x
2
—
Squares the value on the display.
A
Model 4087
only
Backspace Function —
Used to delete entries one
keystroke at a time (unlike the
O
function, which
deletes the entire entry).
g %
Model 4086
g A
Model 4087
Square Root ( ) —
Calculates the Square Root of
the number on the display.
g ,
Reciprocal (1/
x
) —
Finds the Reciprocal of a
number (e.g.,
8 g , =
0.125
).
g *
Clear All
—
Returns all stored values to the default
settings. Does not affect Preference Settings.
g -
Change Sign (+/–) —
Toggle displayed value
between negative and positive value.
g +
Pi —
Displays value of
π
(3.1415927).
g =
Paperless Tape (Tape) —
Accesses the Paperless
Tape mode (see
Paperless Tape
section), which
keeps track of your past 30 entries. Useful for
checking strings of numbers.
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