Texas Instruments TI-83 Plus Software Manual page 67

_ Try-It!Ë on Your TI83 Plus
Change a Mode Setting
Change the mode setting so that results display to 2 decimal places.
To Do This
1. Display the mode settings screen.
2. Change the decimal notation setting
from to
Float
- l
3. Press
Home screen, and clear the current
- l
line, if needed.
Tip: Pressing
the Home screen, except in the Fundamental
Topics in Science application.
4. Calculate 1.479 + 2.897.
5. Change the decimal notation setting
back to Float .
Note: Float displays a number up to 10 digits.
6. Return to the Home screen.
7. Calculate 1.479 + 2.897 again.
Fundamental Topics in Science
.
2
to return to the
always takes you back to
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TIp 2: Adjusting Your Calculator Settings
Press
.
#
until is
Float
"
highlighted
until is
2
b
highlighted
to select
- l
:
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`
1 4 7 9
b
2 8 9 7
.
#
until is
Float
b
highlighted
to select
- l
- £
to display
b
the previous entry
Display
The calculator
rounds the result to
2 decimal places.
The calculator
displays up to 10
digits.
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TIp 2-2