Texas Instruments TI-89 Notes

Note 0B • Fractions (continued) TI-89/TI-92 Plus/Voyage 200
Exact Mode
In Exact mode, any answer that is not a whole number is displayed as
afraction or in symbolic form. Any decimal entered will be converted
toafraction in lowest terms. To convert 1.25 to a fraction, enter
1.25
and press . To override Exact mode and display an answer as
adecimal, press
[].For example, to convert

3
5

to a decimal,
enter
35 and press [].
Auto Mode
In Auto mode, an answer is displayed as in Exact mode whenever possible
except when a decimal is used in the problem. Pressing
[] displays a
decimal answer that would ordinarily be displayed as an exact answer.
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2 CHAPTER 0 Discovering Advanced Algebra Calculator Notes for the Texas Instruments TI-89, TI-92 Plus, and Voyage 200
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Texas Instruments TI-89 Specifications

General

Display size (HxV)	100 x 160 mm
Memory type	639K FLASH ROM, 188K bytes RAM
Compatible operating systems	Operating System 2.09
Battery type	AAA