Display Formats - TI BA-35 Solar Quick Reference Manual

Display Formats

Floating-Decimal Format
The calculator normally displays numbers in
"standard" floating-decimal format, in which
numbers are displayed in the range
-9,999,999,999 to -0.000000001, 0, or
0.000000001 to 9,999,999,999. If the result of a
calculation is too large or too small to be
displayed in the normal format, it is displayed in
scientific notation. This means the result is
expressed as a base value (mantissa) times 10
raised to a power (exponent). For example, 5.9
12 means 5.9 x 10
The calculator is always in floating-decimal
format when you turn it on. By changing the
display format, you can convert a number from
one format to another.
0 c (Fixed Decimal)—Enables you to set
the number of decimal places displayed in a
result.
§ To set the number of decimal places, press
0 c and then press the appropriate digit
key (6-?).
§ To remove the fixed-decimal setting and
restore floating-decimal format, press 0
c A.
If a result has more than the selected number
of decimal places, the displayed number is
rounded. If a result has fewer than the selected
number of decimal places, trailing 0s are
added.
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