User's Manual
Chapter 1: Operating the TIN73
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7301ENG.DOC CH1 Operating the TI-73, English Julie Hewlett Revised: 07/29/98 11:55 AM Printed: 05/19/99
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Entering a Number in Scientific Notation Entering a Number in Scientific Notation -
{
Using
-
{
, you can enter a number in scientific notation.
The notation used to display the result of a calculation
depends upon the
.
setting (
Normal
or
Sci
). For more
information on selecting modes, see the section in this chapter
entitled Mode Settings.
Add 30
©
4 + 8600.
-l:
30
-{\
8600
b
Entering Secondary Functions Entering Secondary Functions -
The secondary function of each key is printed in yellow above
the key. When you press the yellow - key, the yellow
character, abbreviation, or word above a key, becomes active
for the next keystroke.
Entering Text Entering Text
-
t
Many examples in this manual require you to enter alphabetic
characters, braces, a quotation mark, a space, or test
operators. You can access all of these from the Text editor.
To exit the Text editor without saving the contents on the
entry line, press - l, and the calculator returns you to
the Home screen.
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MATH
The - ke
y
TEXT
If in
Normal
mode
-
t
, which is the same as pressing
-
and
then
1
, displays the Text editor.
If in
Sci
mode
1
displays four math menus.