Calculator Constants - HP 49g+ User Manual

Calculator constants

The following are the mathematical constants used by your calculator:
•
e: the base of natural logarithms.
•
i: the imaginary unit, i
• π:
the ratio of the length of the circle to its diameter.
•
MINR: the minimum real number available to the calculator.
•
MAXR: the maximum real number available to the calculator.
To have access to these constants, select option 11. CONSTANTS.. in the
MTH menu,
The constants are listed as follows:
Selecting any of these entries will place the value selected, whether a symbol
(e.g., e, i, π, MINR, or MAXR) or a value (2.71.., (0,1), 3.14.., 1E-499,
9.99..E499) in the stack.
Please notice that e is available from the keyboard as exp(1), i.e.,
„¸1`, in ALG mode, or 1` „¸, in RPN mode. Also,
π is available directly from the keyboard as „ì. Finally, i is available
by using „¥.
i 2
= -1.
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