Manual

26 Getting started
degrees; and enters ″ if the previous entry is a value in
minutes. Thus entering:
36
Sc40Sc20Sc
yields 36°40′20″. See “Hexagesimal numbers” on page
26 for more information.
Fractions The fraction key (c) cycles through thee varieties of
fractional display. If the current answer is the decimal
fraction 5.25, pressing
c converts the answer to the
common fraction 21/4. If you press c again, the
answer is converted to a mixed number (5 + 1/4). If
pressed again, the display returns to the decimal fraction
(5.25).
The HP Prime will
approximate fraction and
mixed number
representations in cases
where it cannot find
exact ones. For example,
enter to see the
decimal approximation:
2.236…. Press
c once to see and again to see
. Pressing
c a third time will cycle back to the
original decimal representation.
Hexagesimal
numbers
Any decimal result can de displayed in hexagesimal
format; that is, in units subdivided into groups of 60. This
includes degrees, minutes, and seconds as well as hours,
minutes, and seconds. For example, enter to see the
decimal result: 1.375. Now press
S c to see
1°22′ 30. Press
S c again to return to the decimal
representation.
HP Prime will produce the best approximation in cases
where an exact result is not possible. Enter to see the
decimal approximation: 2.236… Press
S c to see
2°14′ 9.84472.
5
219602
98209
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2
23184
98209
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11
8
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