TIp 2: Adjusting Your Calculator Settings
Fundamental Topics in Science © 2001 Texas Instruments
TIp 2-2
Try-It!
Ë
on Your TI
83 Plus
Change a Mode Setting
Change the mode setting so that results display to 2 decimal places.
To Do This Press Display
1. Display the mode settings screen.
.
2. Change the decimal notation setting
from
Float
to
2
.
#
until
Float
is
highlighted
"
until
2
is
highlighted
b
to select
3. Press
-
l
to return to the
Home screen, and clear the current
line, if needed.
Tip:
Pressing
-
l
always takes you back to
the Home screen, except in the Fundamental
Topics in Science application.
-
l
:
4. Calculate 1.479 + 2.897.
1
`
4 7 9
\
2
`
8 9 7
b
5. Change the decimal notation setting
back to
Float
.
Note:
Float
displays a number up to 10 digits.
.
#
until
Float
is
highlighted
b
to select
6. Return to the Home screen.
-
l
7. Calculate 1.479 + 2.897 again.
-
£
to display
the previous entry
b
The calculator
rounds the result to
2 decimal places.
The calculator
displays up to 10
digits.
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