Other Content

2. Press ¢ to expand the cursor to the baseline.
3. Press / h and then type the variable name num.
This means: Calculate 5+8
3
and store the result as a variable named num.
4. Press ·.
Calculator creates the variable num and stores the result there.
Creating a Variable in the Computer Software
When creating a variable in the computer software, use the following
conventions. As alternatives to using & (store), you can use “:=” or the Define
command. All of the following statements are equivalent.
5+8
3
& num
num := 5+8
3
Define num=5+8
3
Checking a Variable’s Value
You can check the value of an existing variable by entering its name on the
Calculator entry line. When you type the name of a stored variable, it appears
in bold type.
▶ On the Calculator entry line, type the variable name num and press ·.
The value most recently stored in num is displayed as the result.
Automatically Creating Variables in Graphs & Geometry
In the Graphs and Geometry applications, functions defined on the entry line
are automatically stored as variables.
Using Variables 165