HP 40gs User Manual

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Mode settings
You use the Modes input form to set the modes for HOME.
HINT Although the numeric setting in Modes affects only
HOME, the angle setting controls HOME and the current
aplet. The angle setting selected in Modes is the angle
setting used in both HOME and current aplet. To further
configure an aplet, you use the
SETUP keys (
and ).
Press
MODES to access the HOME MODES input
form.
Setting Options
Angle
Measure
Angle values are:
Degrees. 360 degrees in a circle.
Radians. 2π radians in a circle.
Grads. 400 grads in a circle.
The angle mode you set is the angle
setting used in both HOME and the
current aplet. This is done to ensure
that trigonometric calculations done in
the current aplet and HOME give the
same result.
Number
Format
The number format mode you set is the
number format used in both HOME
and the current aplet.
Standard. Full-precision display.
Fixed. Displays results rounded to a
number of decimal places. Example:
123.456789 becomes 123.46 in
Fixed 2 format.
Scientific. Displays results with an
exponent, one digit to the left of the
decimal point, and the specified
number of decimal places. Example:
123.456789 becomes 1.23E2 in
Scientific 2 format.
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HP 40gs Specifications

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Brand	HP
Model	40gs
Category	Calculator
Language	English