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Configuring Application Format Settings

uNumber Format

To specify this type of numeric value display format:

Select this setting:

Auto exponential display for values less than 10–2and from 1010

Normal 1*

or greater (when you are in the Decimal mode)

 

Auto exponential display for values less than 10–9and from 1010

Normal 2

or greater (when you are in the Decimal mode)

 

 

 

Fixed number of decimal places

Fix 0 – 9

 

 

Fixed number of significant digits

Sci 0 – 9

 

 

uAngle

To specify this angle unit:

Select this setting:

 

 

Radians

Radian*

 

 

Degrees

Degree

 

 

Grad

Grad

 

 

uAdvanced

To do this:

Do this:

Perform complex number calculations (Complex

Select the [Complex Format] check

mode)

box.

 

 

Perform real number calculations (Real mode)

Clear the [Complex Format] check box.*

 

 

Display results as a decimal (Decimal mode)*1

Select the [Decimal Calculation]

check box.

 

 

 

Leave calculation results as expressions

Clear the [Decimal Calculation]

(Standard mode)*1

check box.*

Turn off auto simplification of expressions

Select the [Assistant] check box.

(Assistant mode)*2

 

 

 

Turn on auto simplification of expressions

Clear the [Assistant] check box.*

(Algebra mode)*2

 

 

 

Specify descending order (e.g. x2 + x + 1) for

Select the [Descending Order]

the calculation result expression

check box.*

Specify ascending order (e.g. 1 + x + x2) for

Clear the [Descending Order] check box.

the calculation result expression

 

Specify that variables in Complex Mode

 

calculation should be treated as real numbers

Select the [Variable is Real] check box.

• With this setting, re(a+bi)=a and im(a+bi)=b.

 

Specify that variables in Complex Mode

 

calculation should be treated as complex

Clear the [Variable is Real] check box.*

numbers

 

 

 

*1 Executing 1 ⎟ 2 in the Decimal mode produces a result of 0.5, while the Standard mode produces a result of 12 .

*2 Executing x2 + 2x + 3x + 6 Ein the Assistant mode produces a result of x2 + 2 • x + 3 • x + 6, while the Algebra mode produces a result of x2 + 5 • x + 6.

Important!

The Assistant mode is available in the Main application and eActivity application only.

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