HP HP-32S - The Representation of Numbers

Hi BASE | {OC}
7760 I ENTER I 4326 Q
100 I
ENTER I5 (T)
base! {HX} 5A0
HlBASEl {BN}
1001100
E
BASEl {HX}
BASE | {DC}
7760o - 4326* = ?
7711 Sets base 8; OCT an
nunciator on. Converts
displayed number to
octal.
3432 Result.
1008 + 58 = ?
14 Integer part of result.
5A016 + 10011002 = ?
5R0_ Sets base 16; HEX an
nunciator on.
Changes to base 2; BIN
1001100_ annunciator on. This
terminates digit entry,
so no I enter I is needed
between the numbers.
10U110U00 Result in binary base.
5EC Result in hexadecimal
base.
1,516.0000 Restores decimal base.
The Representation of Numbers
Although the display of a number is converted when the base is
changed, its stored form is not modified, so decimal numbers are not
truncated—until they are used in arithmetic calculations.
10: Base Conversions and Arithmetic 147