Chapter 8 - Vectors; Entering Vectors; Typing Vectors In The Stack - HP 50g User Manual

Chapter 8
Vectors
This Chapter provides examples of entering and operating with vectors,
both mathematical vectors of many elements, as well as physical vectors of
2 and 3 components.

Entering vectors

In the calculator, vectors are represented by a sequence of numbers
enclosed between brackets, and typically entered as row vectors. The
brackets are generated in the calculator by the keystroke combination
„Ô, associated with the * key. The following are examples of
vectors in the calculator:
[3.5, 2.2, -1.3, 5.6, 2.3]
[1.5,-2.2]
[3,-1,2]
['t','t^2','SIN(t)']

Typing vectors in the stack

With the calculator in ALG mode, a vector is typed into the stack by
opening a set of brackets („Ô) and typing the components or
elements of the vector separated by commas (‚í). The screen shots
below show the entering of a numerical vector followed by an algebraic
vector. The figure to the left shows the algebraic vector before pressing
`. The figure to the right shows the calculator's screen after entering the
algebraic vector:
In RPN mode, you can enter a vector in the stack by opening a set of
brackets and typing the vector components or elements separated by either
commas (‚í) or spaces (#). Notice that after pressing `, in
either mode, the calculator shows the vector elements separated by
spaces.
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A general row vector
A 2-D vector
A 3-D vector
A vector of algebraics