User Manual

Operation, Service, and Warranty 91
BEAR-APA.DOC BA Real Estate Guidebook Bob Fedorisko Revised: 09/28/99 1:28 PM Printed: 09/28/99 1:30 PM
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The
# o
key sequence (see page 86) lets you control
the displayed form of results without affecting the value
stored internally. However,
# n
rounds the
internal, 13-digit form of a displayed result to match the
displayed form.
Keystrokes Display Internal Form
#
o s
0. 0.000000000000
2
#
;
1.414213562 1.414213562373
#
o
2 1.41 1.414213562373
#
n
1.41 1.410000000000
Note: See page 26 for an example of using the
n
function.
Rounding Results
The BA Real Estate calculator can round numbers to the
fixed-decimal setting. This is useful for some financial
calculations such as computing balloon payments.
Effect of
Rounding