Texas Instruments TI36X - Solar Scientific Calculator User manual

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TI-36X Solar, English
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TI
.
36X SOLAR
Scientific Calculator
Basic Operations
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Results
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2
Basic Arithmetic
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3
Percents
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4
Fractions
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5
Powers and Roots
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6
Logarithmic Functions
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6
Angle Units
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7
DMS
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Rectangular to Polar
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Polar to Rectangular
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Trigonometric Functions
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Hyperbolic Functions
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One-Variable Statistics
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Two-Variable Statistics
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Probability
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Clearing and Correcting
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Physical Constants
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English/Metric Conversions
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Constants (Repeated Operations)
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Memory
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Order of Operations
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Number-System Modes
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Boolean Logic Operations
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Notation
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Display Indicators
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Error Conditions
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In Case of Difficulty
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TI Product, Service, and Warranty Information
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Basic Operations
¦
To turn on the TI
-
36X Solar, expose the solar panel
to light and press
! . Note: Always press
! to clear the calculator because memory and
display may contain incorrect numbers.
¦
To turn off the TI
-
36X Solar, cover the solar panel
with the slide case.
( selects the 2nd function of the next key pressed.
" selects the 3rd function of the next key pressed.
Third function
Second function
Primary function
LN
e
x
3
x
For example, 8 " ‚ finds the cube root of 8.
To cancel 2nd or 3rd, press
( or " again.
Results
The TI
-
36X Solar calculates up to 12 digits and can
display up to 10 digits plus a minus sign
(
-
9,999,999,999 through 9,999,999,999) and a 2-digit
exponent. Results with more than 10 digits display in
scientific notation.

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Basic Arithmetic
D > 8 2 60 D 5 8 12 O
120.
O Completes all pending operations.
With constant, repeats the
operation and value.
N Changes sign of value just entered.
1
D 8 N D 12 O
5.
In binary, octal, or hexadecimal
mode,
N calculates the 2’s
complement of the number in the
display.
6 7 Parenthetical expression (up to 15
open for each pending operation).
O closes all open parentheses.
"  Pi is calculated with 12 digits
(3.14159265359), displayed with 10
digits (3.141592654).
2
8 "  O
6.283185307

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Percents
Percentage (
5% of 250 )
250 8 5 " ‡
0.05
O
12.5
Ratio (
Ratio of 250 to 5 )
250 2 5 " ‡
0.05
O
5000.
Add-On (
5% add-on of 250 )
250 D 5 " ‡
12.5
O
262.5
Discount (
5% discount on 250 )
250 > 5 " ‡
12.5
O
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Fractions
b F c Enters a proper or improper fraction,
b
à
c (b
{
6 digits, c
{
3 digits). When
possible, improper fractions are
displayed as mixed numbers.
3
F 4 3 ¯
4
8 3 O
2
®
1
¯
4
Single-variable functions display
decimal results.
1
F 2 0
0.25
a F b F c Enters the mixed fraction a b
à
c.
(a, b, c
{
3 digits each, with the total
digits
{
8).
6
F 4 F 6 6 ®
4
¯
6
O
6
®
2
¯
3
( s Toggles display between mixed
number and improper fraction.
30
F 4 30 ¯
4
( s 7 ®
1
¯
2
( s 15 ¯
2
( s
7
®
1
¯
2
" ¡ Toggles display between fraction and
decimal. Note: Due to display size,
not all decimal numbers can toggle
to fractions.
55
F 24 55 ¯
24
" ¡ 2.291666667
" ¡ 2 ®
7
¯
24

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Powers and Roots
/ 8 / D 4 / O
0.375
0 6 0 D 2 O
38.
1 256 1 D 4 1 O
18.
" ‚ 8 " ‚ D 4 O
6.
, 5 , 3 O
125.
( Y 8 ( Y 3 O
2.
Logarithmic Functions
$ 15.32 $ 1.185258765
D 12.45 $ O
2.280428117
( R 2 ( R > 10 0 O
0.
% 15.32 % 2.729159164
D 12.45 % O
5.250879787
( S .693 ( S 1.999705661
D 1 O
2.999705661
(
e
=2.71828182846)

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Angle Units
( Q Cycles angle-unit setting between
degrees, radians, and grads without
affecting the displayed number.
"  Cycles (converts) angle-unit setting
between degrees, radians, and grads
for display, entry, and calculation.
45
DEG
45
" 
RAD
0.785398163
" 
GRAD
50.
" 
DEG
45.

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DMS
Enter DMS (Degrees/Minutes/Seconds) values as
D.MMSSs, using 0s as necessary:
Ddegrees (0–7 digits)
.decimal-point separator
MM minutes (must be 2 digits)
SS seconds (must be 2 digits)
sfractional part of a second
For example, enter 48
¡
5'3.5" as 48.05035.
Before using a DMS value in a calculation, you must
convert it to decimal with
( | .
( | Interprets display as DMS and converts
it to decimal.
30.09090
( |
30.1525
" ª Temporarily displays current value as
DMS.
30.1525
" ª
30
¡
09'09"0

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Rectangular to Polar
" © converts rectangular coordinates (
x
,
y
) to
polar coordinates (
r
,
q
).
Convert rectangular coordinates ( 10,8 ) to polar.
! or ( Q
(if necessary)
DEG
10 . 8
DEG
8
" ©
(display
r
)DEG r
12.80624847
.
(display
q
)DEG
38.65980825
.
(display
r
)DEG r
12.80624847
Polar to Rectangular
( { converts polar coordinates (
r
,
q
) to
rectangular coordinates (
x
,
y)
.
Convert polar coordinates ( 5,30 ) to rectangular.
! or ( Q
(if necessary) DEG
5 . 30
DEG
30
( {
(display
x
)DEG x
4.330127019
.
(display
y
)DEG
2.5
.
(display
x
)DEG x
4.330127019