HP 10S User Manual

Calculations Involving Degrees, Minutes and
Seconds
You can convert between sexagesimal and
decimal numbers.
Example 1: Convert the decimal number 1.234 to
its sexagesimal equivalent and then back to a
decimal number again.
1.234 1.234
(sHiFT) (553) 1° 14°2.4
[] 1.234
Example 2: Calculate 12° 34’ 56” X7.89
12) 34 b) 56 b>) ES 7.89 EB 99°16°25.44
FIX, SCI, RND
To change the display format settings, press
repeatedly until the screen below appears.
Fix Sci Norm
] 2 3
Press the number key ((1] ,(2] or[3})
corresponding to the setting you want to change.
1] (Fix) :To set the number of decimal places
[2] (Sci) :To set the number of significant digits
[3](Norm): To set the display format to norma
Example 1: 100+3x15
100 E39 15 500.
(Now specify that you want numbers displayed
with 3 decimal places. )
FIX
500.000
(MODE) +--+ 1] (Fix) (3)
15

HP 10S Specifications

General

Type	Scientific Calculator
Display	LCD
Power Source	Battery
Battery Type	LR44
Number of Batteries	1
Battery Life	3 years
Key Features	Fraction calculations, Trigonometric functions, Statistical calculations
Digit Display	10 + 2 digits
Functions	240