kScientific Constants

Your calculator has 40 often-used scientific constants built in. Like π and e, each scientific constant has a unique display symbol. Scientific constants are supported in all modes, except for the BASE Mode.

AInputting a Scientific Constant

1.Press 17(CONST).

This displays page 1 of the scientific constant menu.

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There are 10 scientific command menu screens, and you can use e and d to navigate between them. For more information, see “Table of Scientific Constants” on page 25.

2.Use e and d to scroll through the pages and display the one that contains the scientific constant you want.

3.Press the number key (from 1 to 4) that corresponds to the scientific constant you want to select.

This will input the scientific constant symbol that corresponds to the number key you press.

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Pressing E here will display the value of the scientific constant whose symbol is currently on the screen.

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A Example Calculations Using Scientific Constants

Example 1: To input the constant for the speed of light in a vacuum

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Example 2: To calculate the speed of light in a vacuum ( c0 = 1/ ε00 )

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