Texas Instruments TI-73, CBL 2 manual Choosing the simplification factor

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Choosing the simplification factor

Example: Add 4/16 + 8/16 and choose the simplification factor to reduce the sum to lowest terms.

Press

Result

 

 

-l:

 

4 =1 6 "\8 =

 

1 6 b

 

 

 

B2 b

 

 

 

B3 b

 

Because the result did

 

not change, try another

 

factor.

 

 

 

B2 b

 

Simplification is

 

complete.

 

 

 

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