Understanding The Display And Keyboard; Cursor; Clearing The Calculator - HP 10bII+ User Manual

Table 2-8 Using parentheses in calculations
Keys
P
d4
Negative Numbers
Enter the number and press
Calculate -75 ÷ 3.
Table 2-9 Changing the sign of numbers
Keys
jVy
aD4

Understanding the Display and Keyboard

Cursor

The blinking cursor ( _ ) is visible when you are entering a number.

Clearing the Calculator

Backspace
When the cursor is on,
display and cancels the calculation.
Clear
M
clears the current item on the display and replaces it with 0. If entry is in progress,
M
pressing clears the current entry and replaces it with 0, but the current calculation
continues. Otherwise,
calculation.
Clear Memory
]O
followed by
memory is left intact.
y
to change the sign.
|
erases the last digit you entered. Otherwise,
M
clears the display of its current contents and cancels the current
j Y J :
, , ,
Display Description
0.41 Calculates 30 ÷ 73.
3.70 Multiplies the result by 9.
Display Description
-75_ Changes the sign of 75.
–25.00 Calculates result.
clears a selected memory type (register). Other
|
clears the
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