Casio ClassPad 300 PLUS User Manual

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u “rand” Function

• The “rand” function generates random numbers. If you do not specify an argument, “rand”

generates 10-digit decimal values 0 or greater and less than 1.
Specifying two integer values for the argument generates random numbers between them.

Problem

Use this keyboard:

Operation

mth

abc

cat

2D

Generate random numbers

Func

[rand] w

between 0 and 1.

Generate random integers

Func

[rand] 1 , 6 w

between 1 and 6.

u “randList” Function

Syntax: randList (n [, a, b])

Function:
• Omitting arguments “a” and “b” returns a list of

n

elements that contain decimal random

values.

• Specifying arguments “a” and “b” returns a list of

n

elements that contain integer random

values in the range of “a” through “b”.

Description:
• “

n

” must be a positive integer.

• The random numbers of each element are generated in accordance with “RandSeed”

specifications, as with the “rand” function.

Problem

Use this keyboard:

Operation

mth

abc

cat

2D

Generate a list of three

Func

[randList] 3 w

elements that contain
decimal random values.

Generate a list of five

Func

[randList] 5, 1, 6 w

elements that contain
random values in the range
of 1 through 6.

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Function Calculations

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