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To divide 34 by 21:
34
21
Press
Display
34
34is keyed into X.
34is copied into Y.
21
21 writes over the 34 in X.
=
The answer.
Chain Arithmetic
You've already learned how to key numbersinto the calculator
and perform calculations with them. In each case you first
needed to position the numbers in the stack manually using the
key. However, the stack also performs many move-
ments automatically. These automatic movements add to its
computing efficiency and ease of use, and it is these movements
that automatically store intermediate results. The stack auto-
matically "'lifts'' every calculated number in the stack when a
new number is keyed in because it knows that after it completes
a calculation, any new digits you key in are a part of a new num-
ber. Also, the stack automatically ''drops'' when you perform a
two-number operation. For example, calculate 16 + 30 + 11
+17=7?
Note: If you press | [c{first, you will begin with zeros in all
of the stack registers, as the example below.
Press
Stack Contents
0.00
0.00
0.00
16 is keyed into the displayed
16.
X-register.
16
0.00
0.00
16.00
16.00
16 is copied into Y.
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