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HP 35s Base conversions and arithmetic
Answer: 7640 base 8. Figure 2 shows the result in algebraic mode.
Example 2: Add 7F6 base 16 to 1011001 base 2 and display the result in base 10.
Solution: First, make sure the calculator is in HEX mode to enter the base 16 number.
º¶2
In RPN mode (note that , enters the hexadecimal digit F)
7,6º¶6
º¶4
1011001º¶8
º¶1
Ù
In algebraic mode:
7hF6º¶6
º¶4
Ù
1011001º¶8
º¶1
Answer: 2127 base 10. Figure 3 shows the result in RPN mode. Figure 4 shows the result in algebraic mode. Note
how entering the calculation as shown in algebraic mode makes use of the LASTx register.
Example 3: Multiply FFF base 16 by 777 base 8 and display the result as a real number.
Solution: First, make sure the calculator is in HEX mode to enter the base 16 number.
º¶2
In RPN mode:
,,,º¶6º¶3
777º¶7º¶1¸
In algebraic mode:
hFhFhFº¶6º¶3¸
777º¶7º¶1
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Figure 3
Figure 4
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