Rpn Programming Example - HP 35s Quick Start Manual

• Saving space by using portions of a program requiring multiple
executions as subroutines.
• Indicating an intermediate result by pausing to display the current
contents of the X register.
Suppose, for example, you need to compute the areas of sev-
eral circles. Given "r" the radius, the circle's area "A" is calcu-
lated from the formula A = πr
with a radius of 3 inches, press
mode. In ALG mode, press
Entering the same keys repeatedly, in either mode, for multiple
circles is unnecessary. A program makes this operation more
efficient. The answer for this example is 28.2743338823.

RPN Programming Example

The RPN program is labeled "A" for "Area." In RPN mode, you
will type the same keys for calculating the area as you did in the
previous example, but mark the beginning of the program with
a label and the end of the program with a return. Set program
mode by pressing
memory, PRGM TOP by typing
38 Getting Started
2
. To calculate the area of a circle
Õ
. Then go to the top of program
.
Figure 37
in RPN
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