HP 95LX - 2. Analyzing Information; Calculator Basics

2. ANALYZING INFORMATION
The HP 95LX offers a sophisticated financial calculator that you can use by itself
orin combination with the industry-standard spreadsheet, Lotus 1-2-3. The three
primary number-crunching areas of the HP 95LX are:
¢ The built-in menus and templates in the Calculator
e The Solver component of the Calculator that allows you to build your own
custom calculation menus and templates and plot functions and graph data
¢ Lotus 1-2-3 and the built-in spreadsheets
Calculator Basics
The Calculator Menu
Ar ith: The main area of the calculator where you actually do basic arith-
metic—{+), (5), (4), 2 a Vx), (X}—and memory operations—{ST0),
@®cy, +M, RM, M+,
TYM: Used for Time Value of Money calculations, involving the variables:
N, IZYR, PY, PMT, FY, P-YR, and BE. Also does interest rate
conversions (I COMNY) and amortization tables (AMOrt).
Solwe: Used to create custom equation menus and templates as well as for
graphing functions.
Math: Extends the basic calculator by adding these special functions (see
pages 43-44 for details of each):
RND IP FP ABS
LN E™R LOG 187%
+DEG +RAD +HR +HMS
#COORD YCOORD RADIUS ANGLE
Cx sy Px sy MN! SEED RAN#
PI SIN COS TAN ASIN ACOS ATAN
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