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Appendix B: Reference Information 551
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Specifies the units in which angle values are interpreted and
displayed in trig functions and polar/rectangular conversions.
1:RADIAN
2:DEGREE
Specifies which notation format should be used. These formats
affect only how an answer is displayed; you can enter a number in
any format. Numeric answers can be displayed with up to 12 digits
and a 3-digit exponent.
1:NORMAL
Expresses numbers in standard format. For
example,
12345.67
2:SCIENTIFIC
Expresses numbers in two parts:
¦ The significant digits display with one digit to
the left of the decimal.
¦ The power of 10 displays to the right of
E
.
For example,
1.234567
E
4
means
1.234567
×
10
4
3:ENGINEERING
Similar to scientific notation. However:
¦ The number may have one, two, or three
digits before the decimal.
¦
The power-of-10 exponent is a multiple of
three.
For example,
12.34567
E
3
means
12.34567
×
10
3
Note
: If you select
NORMAL
, but the answer cannot be displayed in
the number of digits selected by
Display Digits
, the
TI
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89 / TI
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92 Plus
displays the answer in
SCIENTIFIC
notation. If
Display Digits = FLOAT
,
scientific notation will be used for exponents of 12 or more and
exponents of
ì
4 or less.
Specifies whether complex results are displayed and, if so, their
format.
1:REAL
Does not display complex results. (If a result is a
complex number and the input does not contain
the complex unit i, an error message is
displayed.)
2:RECTANGULAR
Displays complex numbers in the form:
a+b
i
3:POLAR
Displays complex numbers in the form:
r
e
i
q
Angle
Exponential Format
Complex Format