HP 49g manual Chapter Vectors, Entering vectors, Typing vectors in the stack

Chapter 8

Vectors

This Chapter provides examples of entering and operating with vectors, both mathematical vectors of many elements, as well as physical vectors of 2 and 3 components.

Entering vectors

In the calculator, vectors are represented by a sequence of numbers enclosed between brackets, and typically entered as row vectors. The brackets are

generated in the calculator by the keystroke combination							,
associated with the					key. The following are examples of vectors in the
calculator:
	't''t^2,','SIN(t)']„Ô‚í					A general row vector	Page 8-1
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	3.5,			.		A 2-D vector
	1	-	2			A 3-D vector
[		,-1,]				A vector of algebraics

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Typing vectors in the stack

With the calculator in ALG mode, a vector is typed into the stack by opening

a set of brackets (	) and typing the components or elements of the
vector separated by commas (		). The screen shots below show the

entering of a numerical vector followed by an algebraic vector. The figure to

the left shows the algebraic vector before pressing . The figure to the right

In RPN mode, you can enter a vector in the stack by opening a set of brackets and typing the vector components or elements separated by either commas