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28.1
Description
Operating modes
Tools...\Calculator
Tools...\Calculator
Overview
The calculator can be used to perform the following arithmetic operations such as
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addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
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statistics
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trigonometry, hyperbolic trigonometry and calculations with Pi
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polar, rectangular and angle conversions
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powers, logs, roots and exponential functions.
The calculator has two operating modes - RPN mode and Standard mode.
The arithmetic operations available are identical, the difference lies in the way information is
entered, stored and displayed on the screen.
Type
Description
RPN
Reverse Polish Notation
This operating mode was developed as a way of writing mathematical
expressions without using parenthesis and brackets. Many scientific calcu-
lators, for example Hewlett Packard calculators, are implemented with this
operating mode. Values are entered and kept in a working stack.
Standard
This operating mode is based on the principles of conventional pocket
calculators. There is no stacking of values.
GPS1200+
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