Texas Instruments TITANIUM TI-89 User Manual

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Constants and Measurement Units

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If an expression uses a combination of units, you can specify a conversion for some of
the units only. Any units for which you do not specify a conversion will be displayed
according to your defaults.

To convert 186000 miles/second from miles to
kilometers:

186000_mi/_s

4

_km

To convert 186000 miles/second from
seconds to hours:

186000_mi/_s

4

1/_hr

To enter meters per second squared:

27_m/_s^2

To convert meters per second squared from
seconds to hours:

27_m/_s^2

4

1/_hr^2

Because a Time
conversion is not
specified, it is shown
in its default unit (_s
in this example).

Because a Length
conversion is not
specified, it is shown
in its default unit (_m
in this example).

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