Copying the Contents of One Matrix to Another Matrix

(1)Use the matrix editor screen to display the matrix you want to copy, or display the Matrix Answer Memory screen.

•If you want to copy Matrix A, for example, press 14(MATRIX) 2(Data)1(MatA).

(2)Press 1t(STO).

•This causes the “STO” indicator to appear on the display.

(3)Specify the destination of the copy operation.

To specify this destination:

Press this key:

 

 

Matrix A

y(MatA)

Matrix B

e(MatB)

 

 

Matrix C

w(MatC)

 

 

•Pressing e(MatB) copies the matrix to Matrix B, and displays the matrix editor screen for Matrix B.

kPerforming Matrix Calculations

Pressing Awhile the matrix selection screen or matrix editor screen is on the display switches to the matrix calculation screen.

Matrix Answer Memory Screen

The Matrix Answer Memory (MatAns) screen shows the results of matrix calculations.

MAT

Stands for “MatAns”.

•You cannot edit the contents of a cell.

•To switch to the matrix calculation screen, press A.

•While the MatAns screen is on the display, you can press an arithmetic operator key (like +or -) and use the screen contents in a subsequent calculation, just as with Answer Memory contents. For more information, see “Using Answer Memory to Perform a Series of Calculations”.

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