HP 10s Scientific Calculator - Manual (Page 16)

Calculations Involving Degrees, Minutes and
Seconds
You can convert between sexagesimal and
decimal numbers.
Example 1: Convert the decimal number 1.234 to
its sexagesimal equivalent and then back to a
decimal number again.
1 . 2 3 4 1
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1 2 H 34 H 56 H D 7.89
B \_ 1 . 2 3 4 1
1 r 1 4 ° 2 . 4
H I 1 . 2 3 4 1
1 ’ 5 6 ” X7.89
B n
99°16°25.44 1
FIX, SCI, RND
To change the display format settings, press
repeatedly until the screen below appears.
Fix Sci Norm
1 2 3
P r e s s t h e n u m b e r k e y (□□ , Q o r Q )
corresponding to the setting you want to change.
rn ( F i x ) : To set the number of decimal places
p2] (Sci) : To set the number of significant digits
H (Norm): To set the display format to normal
Example 1: 100■^3xl 5
1 00 B 3 □ 1 5 I 500.
(Now specify that you want numbers displayed
with 3 decimal places. )
■ CD (Fix) H
15
FIX
500.000