HP (Hewlett-Packard) HP 17bII+ Calculator User Manual


 
1: Getting Started 35
File name : 17BII-Plus-Manual-E-PRINT-030709 Print data : 2003/7/11
Rounding a Number
The
@r
function rounds the number in the calculator line to the
number of displayed decimal places. Subsequent calculations use the
rounded value.
Starting with two displayed decimal places:
Keys: Display: Description:
5.787 .&-*-!"
D
+
4
I
"
.&-*-("
Four decimal places are
displayed.
D
,
.&-*-" All significant digits;
trailing zeros dropped.
D
+
2
I
"
.&-,"
Two decimal places are
displayed.
@S
(hold)
G499 52H7;F;E< ;FI"
.&-*-"
Temporarily shows full
precision.
@r
@S
(hold)
"
.&-,"
Rounds the number to two
decimal places.
Exchanging Periods and Commas in Numbers
To exchange the periods and commas used for the decimal point and
digit separators in a number:
1. Press
D
to access the DSP (display) menu.
2. Specify the decimal point by pressing F
or
G
. Pressing
F
sets a period as the decimal point and comma as the digit
separator (U.S. mode). (For example, 1,000,000.00.) Pressing
G
sets a comma as the decimal point and period as the digit
separator (non-U.S. mode). (For example, 1.000.000,00.)