HP 39gs User Manual

Using mathematical functions 13-5
ATAN Arc tangent: tan
–1
x. Output range is from –90° to 90°,
2π/2 to π/2, or –100 to 100 grads. Inputs and outputs
depend on the current angle format. Also accepts
complex numbers.
ATAN(value)
Example
ATAN(1) returns 45 (Degrees mode).
Square. Also accepts complex numbers.
value
2
Example
18
2
returns 324
Square root. Also accepts complex numbers.
value
Example
returns 18
Negation. Also accepts complex numbers.
–value
Example
-(1,2) returns (-1,-2)
Power (x raised to y). Also accepts complex numbers.
value^power
Example
2^8 returns 256
ABS Absolute value. For a complex number, this is .
ABS(value)
ABS((x,y))
Example
ABS(–1) returns 1
ABS((1,2)) returns 2.2360679775
324
x
2
y
2
+
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HP 39gs Specifications

General

Type	Scientific
Form factor	Pocket
Product color	Gray
Internal memory	0.256 MB

Weight and Dimensions

Weight	249 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)	187 x 94 x 31 mm