Scientific notation (powers of 10), Explicit and implicit multiplication – HP 39g+ User Manual

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Scientific
notation
(powers of 10)

A number like

or

is written in scientific

notation, that is, in terms of powers of ten. This is simpler to
work with than 50000 or 0.000000321. To enter numbers like
these, use

EEX

. (This is easier than using

>;@10>[N@.)

Example

Calculate

> @ 4 >6+,)7@

EEX

>  @13 > @
>;@ > @6 >6+,)7@

EEX

23

> @ >j@ 3 >6+,)7@

EEX

>  @5

>(17(5@

Explicit and
implicit
multiplication

Implied multiplication takes place when two operands appear
with no operator in between. If you enter

AB

, for example, the

result is

A*B

.

However, for clarity, it is better to include the multiplication
sign where you expect multiplication in an expression. It is
clearest to enter

AB

as

A*B

.

H I N T

Implied multiplication will not always work as expected. For
example, entering

A(B+4)

will not give

A*(B+4)

. Instead

an error message is displayed: “Invalid User Function”. This
is because the calculator interprets

A(B+4)

as meaning

‘evaluate function

A

at the value

B+4

’, and function

A

does

not exist. When in doubt, insert the * sign manually.

5

10

4

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3.21

10

7

Ч

4

10

13

Ч

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)

6

10

23

Ч

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)

3

10

5

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