Controlling how symbolic constants are evaluated, Using built-in math functions – HP 48g Graphing Calculator User Manual

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■ Press o® to obtain 7T.

m Press @S) ^ obtain e.

■ Press @(5) I to obtain t.

The HP 48 also provides 40 physical constants (with their units)

through its Constants Library. The CONST function allows these
constants to be used in symbolic form. See page 25-14 for details.

Controlling How Symbolic Constants are Evaluated

System flags —2 (Symbolic Constants) and —3 (Symbolic Results)
control whether evaluating symbolic constants return symbolic or
numeric results. The default setting for both flags is clear.

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To control the ewalyation of symbolic constants;

B To leave a symbolic constant unchanged during evaluation, clear

flags —3 and —2 (their default states).

B To replace a symbolic constant wdth its numeric value during

evaluation, set flag —3.

B To replace a symbolic constant with its numeric value except

when it’s the argument of a function, clear flag —3 and set flag

—2. Pressing f

EVAL

] causes the numeric value to be used, but the

execution of another function (/, SIN, LOG, and so forth) does not.

B To force all constants to evaluate numerically regardless of the flag

settings, press

S)(

-»NUMf

Using Built-In Math Functions

The next six chapters (chapters 12-17) are devoted to the built-in
math functions available on the HP 48. The functions are grouped

into chapters and divided into sections.

Most of the common arithmetic and scientific functions are located on
the main keyboard. But there are many, many more that are located
in the submenus accessed using the iMTH"l key. The following table

describes how to find each group of functions on the HP 48 and where

in the manual it is discussed.

Using Mathematical Functions 11-5

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