Calculator constants – HP 49g+ User Manual

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Calculator constants

The following are the mathematical constants used by your calculator:

• e:

the base of natural logarithms.

• i:

the imaginary unit, i

i 2

= -1.

• π:

the ratio of the length of the circle to its diameter.

• MINR: the minimum real number available to the calculator.
• MAXR: the maximum real number available to the calculator.

To have access to these constants, select option 11. CONSTANTS.. in the
MTH menu,


The constants are listed as follows:

Selecting any of these entries will place the value selected, whether a symbol
(e.g., e, i,

π, MINR, or MAXR) or a value (2.71.., (0,1), 3.14.., 1E-499,

9.99..E499) in the stack.

Please notice that e is available from the keyboard as exp(1), i.e.,
„¸1`

, in ALG mode, or 1` „¸, in RPN mode. Also,

π is available directly from the keyboard as „ì. Finally, i is available
by using „¥.

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