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Eleven of the equation functions have names that differ from their equivalent operations:

Operation

Equation function

 

 

x2

SQ

x

SQRT

ex

EXP

10x

ALOG

1/x

INV

X y

XROOT

yx

^

INT÷

IDIV

Rmdr

RMDR

x3

CB

3 x

CBRT

Example: Perimeter of a Trapezoid.

The following equation calculates the perimeter of a trapezoid. This is how the equation might appear in a book:

1

1

 

Perimeter = a + b + h (

 

 

+

 

)

 

sinθ

sinφ

 

 

a

 

 

 

 

 

 

h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

θ

 

 

 

φ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b

 

 

 

The following equation obeys the syntax rules for HP 33s equations:

6–16Entering and Evaluating Equations