Absolute value of the vector – HP 35s Scientific Calculator User Manual

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Vector Arithmetic

10-3

Calculate [3,4]x5

Calculate [-2,4]÷2

Absolute value of the vector

The absolute value function “ABS”, when applied to a vector, produces the
magnitude of the vector. For a vector A=(A1, A2, …An), the magnitude is defined

as =

.

1. Press



2.

Enter a vector

3.

Press

For example: Absolute value of vector [5,12]:



3



.The answer is 13. In RPN mode:

9

()

3



.

Keys:

Display:

Description:

9

()

Switches to RPN mode

3





Enters [3,4]



_

Enters 5 as a scalar





Performs multiplication

Keys:

Display:

Description:

9

()

Switches to ALG mode

3

Õ

_

Enters [-2,4]





Enters 5 as a scalar





Performs division

A

2

2

2

2

1

n

A

A

A

+

⋅⋅

+

+

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