HP (Hewlett-Packard) 39gs Calculator User Manual


 
16-8 Lists
Example
In HOME, store {3,5,8,12,17,23} in L5 and find the first
differences for the list.
{3,5,8,12,17,23
}
L 5
L
Select ΔLIST
L5
MAKELIST Calculates a sequence of elements for a new list.
Evaluates expression with variable from begin to end
values, taken at increment steps.
MAKELIST(expression,variable,begin,end,
increment)
The MAKELIST function generates a series by
automatically producing a list from the repeated
evaluation of an expression.
Example
In HOME, generate a series of squares from 23 to 27.
L Select
MAKELIST
A
A 23
27 1
ΠLIST Calculates the product of all elements in list.
ΠLIST(list)
Example
ΠLIST({2,3,4}) returns 24.
POS Returns the position of an element within a list. The
element can be a value, a variable, or an expression. If
there is more than one instance of the element, the
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