Texas Instruments TI-92 Calculator User Manual


 
Appendix A: Functions and Instructions 537
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4
(convert)
2
key
expression_unit1
4
_
unit2
expression_unit2
Converts an expression from one unit to
another. The units must be in the same
category.
The _ underscore character designates the
units. For a list of valid pre-defined units,
refer to the chapter about constants and
measurement units in this book. You can
press:
TI-89:
2
9
TI-92 Plus:
¥À
to select units from a
menu, or you can type the unit names
directly.
To get the _ underscore when typing units
directly, press:
TI-89:
¥
TI-92 Plus:
2
Note: The
4
conversion operator does not
handle temperature units. Use
tmpCnv()
and
@
tmpCnv()
instead.
3_m
4
_ft
¸
9.842…
ø
_ft
10^()
CATALOG
10^ (
expression1
)
expression
10^ (
list1
)
list
Returns 10 raised to the power of the
argument.
For a list, returns 10 raised to the power of
the elements in
list1
.
10^(1.5)
¸
31.622
...
10^{0,
ë
2,2,a}
¸
{1
1
100
100 10
a
}
10^(
squareMatrix1
)
squareMatrix
Returns 10 raised to the power of
squareMatrix1
. This is
not
the same as
calculating 10 raised to the power of each
element. For information about the
calculation method, refer to
cos()
.
squareMatrix1
must be diagonalizable. The
result always contains floating-point
numbers.
10^([1,5,3;4,2,1;6,L2,1])
¸
1.143…
E
7 8.171…
E
6 6.675…
E
6
9.956…
E
6 7.115…
E
6 5.813…
E
6
7.652…
E
6 5.469…
E
6 4.468…
E
6