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

RPN Operation

Equation function

x2

SQ

x

SQRT

ex

EXP

10x

ALOG

1/x

INV

X y

XROOT

yx

^

INT÷

IDIV

Example: Perimeter of a Trapezoid.

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

Perimeter = a + b + h ( sin1θ + sin1φ )

θ

a

h

φ

b

The following equation obeys the syntax rules for HP 35s equations:

Entering and Evaluating Equations 6-17

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HP 35s Scientific manual RPN Operation Equation function, Perimeter = a + b + h sin1θ + sin1φ