Calculator User Manual
Appendix A: Functions and Instructions   421
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ClrHome
CATALOG
ClrHome
Clears all items stored in the 
entry()
 and 
ans()
Home screen history area. Does not clear the
current entry line.
While viewing the Home screen, you can
clear the history area by pressing 
ƒ
and
selecting 
8:Clear Home
.
For functions such as
 solve()
 that return
arbitrary constants or integers (@1, @2, etc.),
ClrHome
 resets the suffix to 1.
ClrIO
CATALOG
ClrIO
Clears the Program I/O screen.
ClrTable
CATALOG
ClrTable
Clears all table values. Applies only to the
ASK
 setting on the 
Table Setup
 dialog box.
While viewing the Table screen in 
Ask
 mode,
you can clear the values by pressing 
ƒ
and
selecting 8:Clear Table.
colDim()
MATH/Matrix/Dimensions menu
colDim(
matrix
) 
⇒
expression
Returns the number of columns contained in
matrix
.
Note: See also 
rowDim()
.
colDim([0,1,2;3,4,5])
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colNorm()
MATH/Matrix/Norms menu
colNorm(
matrix
) 
⇒
expression
Returns the maximum of the sums of the
absolute values of the elements in the
columns in 
matrix
.
Note: Undefined matrix elements are not
allowed. See also 
rowNorm()
.
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comDenom()
MATH/Algebra menu
comDenom(
expression1
[
,var
]
) 
⇒
expression
comDenom(
list1
[
,var
]
) 
⇒
list
comDenom(
matrix1
[
,var
]
) 
⇒
matrix
comDenom(
expression1
)
 returns a reduced ratio
of a fully expanded numerator over a fully
expanded denominator.
comDenom((y^2+y)/(x+1)^2+y^2+y)
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