HP (Hewlett-Packard) 39gs Calculator User Manual


 
13-14 Using mathematical functions
Examples
CEILING(3.2) returns 4
CEILING(-3.2) returns -3
DEGRAD Degrees to radians. Converts value from Degrees angle
format to Radians angle format.
DEGRAD(value)
Example
DEGRAD(180) returns 3.14159265359, the
value of π.
FLOOR Greatest integer less than or equal to value.
FLOOR(value)
Example
FLOOR(-3.2) returns -4
FNROOT Function root-finder (like the Solve aplet). Finds the value
for the given variable at which expression most nearly
evaluates to zero. Uses guess as initial estimate.
FNROOT(expression, variable, guess)
Example
FNROOT(M*9.8/600-1,M,1) returns
61.2244897959.
FRAC Fractional part.
FRAC(value)
Example
FRAC (23.2) returns .2
HMS Hours-minutes-seconds to decimal. Converts a number or
expression in H.MMSSs format (time or angle that can
include fractions of a second) to x.x format (number of
hours or degrees with a decimal fraction).
HMS(H.MMSSs)
Example
HMS(8.30) returns 8.5
HMS Decimal to hours-minutes-seconds. Converts a number or
expression in x.x format (number of hours or degrees
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