Constants, Conversions – HP 40gs User Manual

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Using mathematical functions

Example

IM((3,4)) returns 4

RE

Real part x, of a complex number, (x, y).

RE((x, y))

Example

RE((3,4)) returns 3

Constants

The constants available from the MATH FUNCTIONS
menu are mathematical constants. These are described in
this section. The HP 40gs has two other menus of
constants: program constants and physical constants.
These are described in “Program constants and physical
constants” on page 13-24.

e

Natural logarithm base. Internally represented as
2.71828182846.

e

i

Imaginary value for

, the complex number (0,1).

i

MAXREAL

Maximum real number. Internally represented as
9.99999999999

x 10

499

.

MAXREAL

MINREAL

Minimum real number. Internally represented as
1

x10

-499

.

MINREAL

π

Internally represented as 3.14159265359.

π

Conversions

The conversion functions are found on the Convert
menu. They enable you to make the following
conversions.

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