Building a vector with → arry – HP 48gII User Manual

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(5) Press

@-COL@. The first column will disappear.

(6) Press

@+COL@. A row of two zeroes appears in the first row.

(7) Press

@GOTO@ 3@@OK@@ 3@@OK@@ @@OK@@ to move to position (3,3).

(8) Press

@→

STK@@. This will place the contents of cell (3,3) on the stack,

although you will not be able to see it yet.

(9) Press

` to return to normal display. Element (3,3) and the full matrix

will be available in the screen.


Summary of Matrix Writer use for entering vectors
In summary, to enter a vector using the Matrix Writer, simply activate the
writer (

„²), and place the elements of the vector, pressing ` after

each of them. Then, press

``. Make sure that the @VEC and @GO

→ @

keys are selected.

Example:

„²³~„xQ2`2`5\``


produces: [‘x^2‘ 2 –5 ]

Building a vector with ARRY

The function

ARRY, available in the function catalog (

‚N‚é,

use

—˜ to locate the function), can also be used to build a vector or

array in the following way. In ALG mode, enter ARRY(vector elements,
number of elements), e.g.,


In RPN mode:
(1) Enter the n elements of the array in the order you want them to appear in

the array (when read from left to right) into the RPN stack.

(2) Enter n as the last entry.
(3) Use function ARRY.

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