The last x register – HP 32SII User Manual

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The Automatic Memory Stack

File name 32sii-Manual-E-0424
Printed Date : 2003/4/24 Size : 17.7 x 25.2 cm

†

or

a

cancel that display and shows the X–register.

When viewing an equation,

a

displays the cursor at the end the

equation to allow for editing.

During equation entry,

a

backspaces over the displayed equation,

one function at a time.

For example, if you intended to enter 1 and 3 but mistakenly entered 1 and 2,
this what you should do to correct your error:

T

Z

Y

1

1

1

1

X

1

š

1

2

†

0

3

1

2

3

4

5


1. Lifts the stack
2. Lift the stack and replicates the X–register.
3. Overwrites the X–register.
4. Clears x by overwriting it with zero.
5. Overwrites x (replaces the zero.)

The LAST X Register

The LAST X register is a companion to the stack: it holds the number that was
in the X–register before the last numeric function was executed. (A numeric
function is an operation that produces a result from another number or
numbers, such as

<

.) Pressing

z

Ž

returns this value into the

X–register.

This ability to retrieve the "last x" has two main uses:
1. Correcting errors.
2. Reusing a number in a calculation.

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