Creating A List; Normal List Operations - Sharp EL-9900 Operation Manual

2. Creating a list

A list is a series of values enclosed by braces, and is treated as a single value in
calculations or an equations.
The calculator has 6 storage areas for lists from L1 to L6.
You can edit or access lists by pressing @ 1 to 6 (numeric keys from 1
to 6).
Using @ l (L_DATA) menus, you can store up to 10 sets (L_DATA 0 to
L_DATA 9) of lists (L1 to L6) in a memory and recall any of the stored sets as re-
quired.
Store a series
of data 1, 3, 2,
and 9 in the list
L1, and 5, 4, 6, 3
in L2
Tips:

3. Normal List Operations

• Lists can contain real and complex numbers.
• Lists can be used as values (or variables) in calculations or equations.
• Calculations between lists are also possible. (Both lists must contain the same
number of elements.)
• The following examples use the L1 and L2 values stored in the previous section.
1. Press # C to enter the calculation screen.
2. Press @ { 1 ,
3 , 2 , 9 @
}
3. Press R @ 1.
4. Press E to store the list
in L1.
5. Press @ { 5 ,
4 , 6 , 3 @
} R @ 2
E for L2.
To view a specific list, press
@ 1 to 6, then E at the calculation screen.
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