Casio ClassPad 330 - Page 98

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Configuring Application Format Settings
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Number Format
To specify this type of numeric value display format: Select this setting:
Auto exponential display for values less than 10
–2
and from 10
10
or greater (when you are in the Decimal mode)
Normal 1*
Auto exponential display for values less than 10
–9
and from 10
10
or greater (when you are in the Decimal mode)
Normal 2
Fixed number of decimal places Fix 0 – 9
Fixed number of significant digits Sci 0 – 9
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Angle
To specify this angle unit: Select this setting:
Radians Radian*
Degrees Degree
Grad Grad
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Advanced
To do this: Do this:
Perform complex number calculations (Complex
mode)
Select the [Complex Format] check
box.
Perform real number calculations (Real mode) Clear the [Complex Format] check box.*
Display results as a decimal (Decimal mode)
*1
Select the [Decimal Calculation]
check box.
Leave calculation results as expressions
(Standard mode)
*1
Clear the [Decimal Calculation]
check box.*
Turn off auto simplification of expressions
(Assistant mode)
*2
Select the [Assistant] check box.
Turn on auto simplification of expressions
(Algebra mode)
*2
Clear the [Assistant] check box.*
Specify descending order (e.g.
x
2
+
x
+ 1) for
the calculation result expression
Select the [Descending Order]
check box.*
Specify ascending order (e.g. 1 +
x
+
x
2
) for
the calculation result expression
Clear the [Descending Order] check box.
Specify that variables in Complex Mode
calculation should be treated as real numbers
• With this setting, re(
a
+
bi
)=a and im(
a
+
bi
)=b.
Select the [Variable is Real] check box.
Specify that variables in Complex Mode
calculation should be treated as complex
numbers
Clear the [Variable is Real] check box.*
*1 Executing 1
÷
2 in the Decimal mode produces a result of 0.5, while the Standard mode
produces a result of
1
2
.
*2 Executing
x
2
+ 2
x
+ 3
x
+ 6
E
in the Assistant mode produces a result of
x
2
+ 2
•
x
+ 3
•
x
+ 6,
while the Algebra mode produces a result of
x
2
+ 5
•
x
+ 6.
Important!
The Assistant mode is available in the Main application and eActivity application only.