HP 9g Graphing Calculator User Manual

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Press [ MATH ] repeatedly to is display a list of mathematical functions and
their associated arguments. See Example 31. The functions available are:

!

Calculate the factorial of a specified positive integer n , where
n≦69.

RAND Generate a random number between 0 and 1.
RANDI Generate a random integer between two specified integers, A

and B, where A ≦ random value≦ B.

RND

Round off the result.

MAX

Determine the maximum of given numbers. (Up to 10 numbers
can be specified.)

MIN

Determine the minimum of given numbers. (Up to 10 numbers
can be specified.)

SUM

Determine the sum of given numbers. (Up to 10 numbers can
be specified.)

AVG

Determine the average of given numbers. (Up to 10 numbers
can be specified.)

Frac

Determine the fractional part of a given number.

INT

Determine the integer part of a given number.

SGN Indicate the sign of a given number: if the number is

negative, –1 is displayed; if zero, 0 is displayed; if positive, 1
is displayed.

ABS

Display the absolute value of a given number.

nPr

Calculate the number of possible permutations of n items taken
r at a time.

nCr

Calculate the number of possible combinations of n items
taken r at a time.

Defm Memory

expansion.

Other Functions ( x

-1

,

,

,

,x

2

, x

3

, ^ )

The calculator also provides reciprocal ( [ x

-1

] ), square root ( [

] ), cube

root ( [

] ), square ( [ x

2

] ), universal root ( [

] ), cubic ( [ x

3

] ) and

exponentiation ( [ ^ ] ) functions. See Example 32.

Unit Conversion

You can convert numbers from metric to imperial units and vice versa. See
Example 33. The procedure is:

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