HP 50g Graphing Calculator User Manual

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mode selected, then the results would be:
[0 –2. 1 –1. – ((1+i*

√3)/2) –1. – ((1–i*√3)/2) –1. 3 1. 2 1.].

Step-by-step operations with polynomials and fractions

By setting the CAS modes to Step/step the calculator will show simplifications
of fractions or operations with polynomials in a step-by-step fashion. This is
very useful to see the steps of a synthetic division. The example of dividing

is shown in detail in Appendix C. The following example shows a lengthier
synthetic division:

Note that DIV2 is available from the ARITH/POLYNOMIAL menu.

2

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5

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