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Devon Stepney Posted on Mar 04, 2014
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I accidentally entered a function on a calculatot

There's an exponential "p" that is on my calculator and i don't know how to get rid of it; it was an accident, please help me!

  • Talitha Moore at Sharp
    Talitha Moore at Sharp Mar 05, 2014

    The solution given by K24674 is correct. you have changed the base number system that you are working with to a penta-decimal. You need to change the number system back to decimal by pressing 2nd F DEC (probably above your plus key in orange). If all else fails, there is a reset button on the back of the calculator that will reset it back to it was the day you opened the box. Good luck

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No you do not have an exponential p. The p at the bottom right of the screen says that the numeration mode is the one in base 5 (pental mode). Change it to decimal (Dec). Find the key that has the marking (->Dec) above in on the faceplate of the calculator. It s probably the + key. Press [2nd F][+] (>Dec). The letter p will disappear.

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SOURCE: Half-life exponential problem. Can't get the same answer as example

Hello,
Here is how you enter it.
[+/-]0.693/8x4[2ndF][e^x][=] result is 0.7071588193 or as you wrote 0.7071
some calculators show an error message if you enter the [+/-] (the negative of a number before the number itself).
In that case enter 0.693 then press [+/-]. the calculator should put a small - sign before the 0.
You can try
0.693[+/-][x]4[/]8[2ndF][e^x][=]

Hope it clarifies things.

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