Operating the Calculator
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Note:
To retain an EXACT form, use fractions instead of decimals. For example, use 3/2
instead of 1.5.
The following chart compares the three settings.
Note:
To evaluate an entry in APPROXIMATE form, regardless of the current setting,
press
8 ¸
.
Display Digits Mode
By default,
Display Digits = FLOAT 6
, which means that results are rounded to a
maximum of six digits. You can use
3
to select different settings. The settings apply
to all exponential formats.
Entry
Exact
Result
Approximate
Result
Auto
Result
8/4
2
2.
2
8/6
4/3
1.33333
4/3
8.5
ù
3
51/2
25.5
25.5 — A decimal in the
entry forces a
floating-point result
in AUTO.
‡
(2)/2
.707107
p
ù
2
2
⋅
p
6.28319
2
⋅
p
p
ù
2.
2
⋅
p
6.28319
6.28319
2
2
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Summary of Contents for Titanium TI-89
Page 9: ...Getting Started 6 TI 89 Titanium keys Ë Ì Í Ê ...
Page 34: ...Getting Started 31 2 or D 2 B u s i n e s s D B D B Press Result ...
Page 43: ...Getting Started 40 3 0 D B D D B D Press Result ...
Page 44: ...Getting Started 41 D 2 0 0 2 D B Scroll down to October and press Press Result ...
Page 58: ...Getting Started 55 Example Set split screen mode to TOP BOTTOM Press Result 3 B D ...
Page 70: ...Getting Started 67 ...
Page 175: ...Operating the Calculator 172 From the Keyboard ...
Page 456: ...Tables 453 ...
Page 527: ...Data Matrix Editor 524 ...