Complex Numbers - HP 39gs User Manual

Complex numbers

Complex results
To enter complex
numbers
Storing complex
numbers
Getting started
In this example, the
fraction precision is set
to 6.
The HP 39gs can return a complex number as a result for
some math functions. A complex number appears as an
ordered pair (x, y), where x is the real part and y is the
imaginary part. For example, entering
Enter the number in either of these forms, where x is the
real part, y is the imaginary part, and i is the imaginary
1 –
constant, :
• (x, y) or
• x + iy.
To enter i:
•
press
or
•
press ,
to move to the right column of the menu,
select i, and
There are 10 variables available for storing complex
numbers: Z0 to Z9. To store a complex number in a
variable:
•
Enter the complex number, press
variable to store the number in, and press
4 5
Z 0
or keys to select Constant,
.
1 –
returns (0,1).
to
, enter the
.
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