Set up information

Setting the calculator to degrees or radians

When you are in the comp mode press SHIFT MODE (SET UP) and the following screen will be displayed.

Press 3for degrees or 4for radians.

Setting decimal places and scientific notation

To fix the number of decimal places

When you are in the comp mode press SHIFT MODE (SET UP) and the above screen will be displayed. Press 6.

The screen then asks for the number of decimal places required. Press the number you want and the calculator will continue to display all numbers in this form until you instruct it to do otherwise. Refer to information on page 6 about toggling between fractions and decimals for answers in different forms.

Answers expressed in scientific notation

When you are in the comp mode press SHIFT MODE (SET UP) and the above screen will be displayed. Press 7.

The screen then asks for the number of significant figures required. Press the number you want and the calculator will continue to display all numbers in this form until you instruct it to do otherwise.

Setting the calculator back to ‘normal‛

When you are in the comp mode press SHIFT MODE (SET UP) and the above screen will be displayed. Press 8.

The screen then asks whether you would like Norm 1 or Norm 2.

The difference between Norm 1 and Norm 2 is the value when the calculator swaps from a display as a decimal to a decimal in scientific notation.

In norm 1, the answer to 1P200is displayed as 5 × 10 -3. In norm 2, the answer to 1P200is displayed as 0.005.

Norm 2 doesn‛t use scientific notation until the display is of the order of 5 × 10 -9.

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Casio FX-82AU PLUS manual Set up information, Setting the calculator to degrees or radians

FX-82AU PLUS specifications

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