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HELPWITH

The HP 40gs built-in help is available in HOME only. It

 

provides syntax help for built-in math functions.

 

Access the HELPWITH command by pressing

 

SYNTAX and then the math key for which you require

 

syntax help.

 

 

Example

Press

SYNTAX

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: Remove the left parenthesis from built-in functions such as sine, cosine, and tangent before invoking the HELPWITH command.

 

Note: In the CAS system, pressing the

SYNTAX

 

will show the CAS help menu.

 

 

 

Math keys

HOME (

) is the place to do non-symbolic

 

calculations. (For symbolic calculations, use the computer

 

algebra system, referred throughout this manual as CAS).

 

Keyboard keys. The most common operations are

 

available from the keyboard, such as the arithmetic (like

 

) and trigonometric (like

) functions. Press

 

to complete the operation:

256

 

 

 

 

displays 16.

 

 

 

 

 

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

 

MATH menu. Press

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to open the MATH

 

 

 

 

 

menu. The MATH menu is a

 

 

 

 

 

comprehensive list of math

 

 

 

 

 

functions that do not appear

 

 

 

 

 

on the keyboard. It also

 

 

 

 

 

includes categories for all other functions and constants.

 

The functions are grouped by category, ranging in

 

alphabetical order from Calculus to Trigonometry.

The arrow keys scroll through the list (, ) and move from the category list in the left column to the item list in the right column ( , ).

Press to insert the selected command onto the edit line.

Press to dismiss the MATH menu without selecting a command.

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