HP 50g manual Physical constants in the calculator, Quit

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Physical constants in the calculator

The calculator’s physical constants are contained in a constants library activated with the command CONLIB. To launch this command you could simply type it in the stack: ~~conlib`, or, you can select the command CONLIB from the command catalog, as follows: First, launch the catalog by using: ‚N~c. Next, use the up and down arrow keys —˜ to select CONLIB. Finally, press @@OK@@. Press `, if needed. Use the up and down arrow keys (—˜) to navigate through the list of constants in your calculator.

The soft menu keys corresponding to this CONSTANTS LIBRARY screen include the following functions:

SI

when selected, constants values are shown in SI units (*)

ENGL

when selected, constants values are shown in English units

 

(*)

UNIT

when selected, constants are shown with units attached (*)

VALUE

when selected, constants are shown without units

￿STK

copies value (with or without units) to the stack

QUIT

exit constants library

(*) Activated only if the VALUE option is selected.

This is the way the top of the CONSTANTS LIBRARY screen looks when the option VALUE is selected (units in the SI system):

To see the values of the constants in the English (or Imperial) system, press the @ENGL option:

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HP 50g manual Physical constants in the calculator, Quit