TITI-30Xa SOLAR School Edition
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Table of Contents

Basic Operations... 2 Results... 3 Basic Arithmetic.. 3 Percents... 4 Powers and Roots.. 5 Logarithmic Functions.. 5 Angle Units... 6 DMS... 6 Rectangular to Polar.. 7 Polar to Rectangular.. 7 Trigonometric Functions.. 8 Hyperbolic Functions.. 8 One-Variable Statistics.. 9 Probability..11 Clearing and Correcting..12 Constants (Repeated Operations).12 Memory...13 Order of Operations..14 Notation...15 Display Indicators..16 Error Conditions...17 In Case of Difficulty...18 Service Information...19 One-Year Limited Warranty for Commercial Electronic Product..20
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Basic Operations

TI-30Xa Solar To turn on the TI-30Xa Solar, expose the solar panel to light and press !. Note: Always press ! to clear the calculator because memory and display may contain incorrect numbers. To turn off the TI-30Xa Solar, cover the solar panel with the slide case.
2nd Functions 2nd functions are printed above the keys. " selects the 2nd function of the next key pressed. For example, 2 " t calculates the cube of 2.
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Results

The calculator can display up to 10 digits plus a minus sign (-9,999,999,999 through 9,999,999,999) and a 2-digit exponent. Results with more than 10 digits display in scientific notation.

Basic Arithmetic

D>82 J O 67. 60 D 12 J 120. Completes all pending operations. With constant ( K), repeats the operation and value. Changes sign of value just entered. 1 D 8 O D 12 J 5. Parenthetical expression (up to 15 open). J closes all open parentheses. Pi is calculated with 12 digits (3.14159265359), displayed with 10 digits (3.141592654). 28.J 6.283185307
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Percents

Percentage (5% of 250) 5 " u J Ratio (Ratio of 250 to 5% ) 5 " u J Add-On (5% add-on of 250) 250 D 5 " u J Discount (5% discount of 250) 250 > 5 " u J 0.05 12.5

0.05 5000.

12.5 262.5

12.5 237.5

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Powers and Roots

/ "t "z , "Y 8/D4/J 60D2J D J 2"tD2J 8"zD4J 5,3J 8"Y3J 0.375 38. 18. 10. 6. 125. 2.

Logarithmic Functions

$ "R % "S 15.32 $ D 12.45 $ J 2 " R > J 15.32 % D 12.45 % J.693 " S D1J 1.185258765 2.280428117 0. 2.729159164 5.250879787 1.999705661 2.999705661

(e=2.71828182846)

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Angle Units

# "Q Cycles angle-unit setting between degrees, radians, and grads without affecting displayed number. Cycles (converts) angle-unit setting between degrees, radians, and grads for display, entry, and calculation. 45 "Q "Q "Q

DEG RAD GRAD DEG

45 0.785398163 50. 45.
Enter DMS (Degrees/Minutes/Seconds) values as D.MMSSs, using 0s as necessary: D. MM SS s degrees (07 digits) decimal-point separator minutes (must be 2 dig its) seconds (must be 2 digits) fractional part of a second
For example, enter 485'3.5" as 48.05035. Note: Before using a DMS value in a calculation, you must convert it to decimal with " q. "q "w Interprets display as DMS and converts it to decimal. 30.09090 " q 30.1525 Temporarily displays current value as DMS. 30.1525 " w 3009'09"0

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Rectangular to Polar

" k converts rectangular coordinates ( x,y) to polar coordinates (r,q). Convert rectangular coordinates (10,8 ) to polar. # (if necessary) 10 " [ 8 " k (display r) " [ (display q)

DEG DEG DEG r DEG

8 12.80624847 38.65980825

Polar to Rectangular

" e converts polar coordinates ( r,q) to rectangular coordinates (x,y). Convert polar coordinates (5,30) to rectangular. # (if necessary) 5 " [ 30 " e (display x) " [ (display y)

DEG DEG DEG x DEG

30 4.330127019 2.5
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Trigonometric Functions

Before using the trigonometric functions ( ), *, +, " V, " W, or " X), select DEG, RAD, or GRAD with #. Note: Before using a DMS value in a calculation, you must convert it to decimal with " q. # (if necessary) 90 ) > 30 * J 1"V >.5 J

DEG DEG DEG DEG DEG DEG

1. 0.866025404 0.133974596 90. 89.5

Hyperbolic Functions

To access hyperbolic functions, press ( and then the function ( ( ), ( *, ( +, ( " V, ( " W, ( " X). Note: DEG, RAD, or GRAD does not affect hyperbolic calculations. 5() D2J 5("V D2J 74.20321058 76.20321058 2.312438341 4.312438341
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One-Variable Statistics

"h 4 "a "\ Clears all statistical data. Enters a data point. Removes a data point. Adds or removes multiple occurrences of a data point. Enter data point, press " \, enter frequency (199), press 4 to add or " a to remove data points. Sum. Sum of squares. Mean. Population standard deviation (n weighting). Sample standard deviation (n-1 weighting). Number of data points.

"c "d "] "_ "^ "b
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Find the sum, mean, population standard deviation, and sample standard deviation for the data set: 45, 55, 55, 55, 60, 80. The last data point is erroneously entered as 8, removed with " a, and then correctly entered as 80. " h (if STAT is displayed) n= 55 " \ n= n= 84 n= 8"a n= n= " c (sum) " ] (mean) " _ (deviation, n weighting) " ^ (deviation, n-1 weighting) 350. 58.33333333 10.67187373 11.69045194
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Probability

A combination is an arrangement of objects in which order is not important, as in a hand of cards. " i calculates the number of possible combinations of n items taken r at a time. Calculate the number of 5-card poker hands that can be dealt from a deck of 52 cards. 52 " i 5 J 2598960.
A permutation is an arrangement of objects in which the order is important, as in a race. " j calculates the number of possible permutations of n items taken r at a time. Calculate the number of possible permutations for the 1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-place finishers (no ties) in an 8horse race. 8"j3J 336.
A factorial is the product of the positive integers from 1 to n. (n must be a positive whole number 69). Using the digits 1, 3, 7, and 9 only one time each, how many 4-digit numbers can you form? 4"v 24.
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Clearing and Correcting

& && Clears value (before operation key) and K, but not M1, M2, M3, or STAT. Clears display, errors, all pending operations and K, but not M1, M2, M3, or STAT. Clears display, errors, all pending operations, K, and STAT, but not M1, M2, and M3. Sets DEG angle units, floatingdecimal format. Clears display, errors, all pending operations, K, STAT, M1, M2, and M3. Sets DEG angle units, floating-decimal format. Clears memory n. Clears SCI or ENG notation. Clears FIX notation. Clears all statistical data.

(battery)

0:n "n "{N "h
Constants (Repeated Operations)
A constant contains an operation and a value. To establish a constant, press " U after entering the operation and value. J repeats the calculation. Another operation, ! or &, clears K. 8D7"U J 5J 6.6 J

K K K K

7. 15. 12. 13.6
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Memory

The calculator has 3 memories. When a memory contains a number other than 0, M1, M2, or M3 displays. To clear a single memory, press 0 : 1, 0 : 2, or 0 : 3. To clear all 3 memories, press !. :n Stores displayed value in memory n, replacing current value.
M: 1 M1 D2J Recalls value in memory n. (continued)

23. 25.

"mn
@1 M1 23. D3J M1 26. Adds displayed value to memory n. 4"m1 M1 4. @1 M1 27. Exchanges displayed and memory values.

(continued) (continued)

"gn

385J "g1 "g1

M1 M1 M1

15. 27. 15.

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Order of Operations

1st 2nd Expressions inside parentheses. Single-variable functions that perform the calculation and display the result immediately (square, square root, cube, cube root, trigonometric, factorial, logarithmic, percent, reciprocals, angle conversions). Combinations and permutations. Exponentiation and roots. Multiplication and division. Addition and subtraction. J completes all operations.

3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th

The TI-30Xa uses AOS (Algebraic Operating System). It stores up to 4 pending operations (2 when STAT is displayed).
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Notation

"o Selects scientific notation. 12345 J 12345. "o SCI 1.Selects engineering notation (exponent is a multiple of 3). "p ENG 12.Restores standard notation (floatingdecimal) format. Sets decimal places to n (09), retaining notation format.

"p

"n "{n
"{2 FIX 12."{4 FIX 12." { N Removes fixed-decimal setting. 5 Enters exponent. You can enter a value in floating-decimal, fixeddecimal, or scientific notation, regardless of display format. Display format affects only results. To enter a number in scientific notation: 1. Enter up to 10 digits for base (mantissa). If negative, press O after entering the mantissa. 2. Press 5. 3. Enter 1 or 2 digit exponent. If negative, press O either before or after entering exponent. 1.2345 O 5 O 65.1.2345.65
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Display Indicators

M1, M2, 2nd
or M3 A value other than 0 in M1, M2, or M3. Calculator will access 2nd function (printed above key) of next key pressed. HYP Calculator will access hyperbolic function of next key pressed. SCI or ENG Scientific or engineering notation. FIX Fixed-decimal setting. STAT Statistical register contains data. DEG, RAD, or Specifies angle-unit setting (degrees, GRAD radians, or grads). When you turn on the calculator, angle units are degrees. x x-coordinate of polar to rectangular conversion. r r-coordinate of rectangular to polar conversion. () 1 or more open parentheses. Error Error has occurred. Clear calculator and begin again. K Constant is active.

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Error Conditions

Number, result, or memory sum x, where |x| > 9.999999999 x 1099. More than 4 pending operations (2 when STAT is displayed) or more than 15 open parentheses per pending operation. For x!: x not an integer between 0 and 69. For y x: y and x = 0 or y < 0 and x not an integer. For xy: x = 0 or y < 0 and x not an odd integer. Dividing by 0. For x: x < 0. For LOG or LN: x 0. For TAN: x=90, -90, 270, -270, 450, etc. For SIN -1 or COS -1: |x| > 1. For TANH -1: |x| 1. For R<P: x or y has exponent > 63. For nCr or nPr: n or r are not integers 0. More than 9999 statistical data points. Statistical data point x, where |x| 1E64. " a to remove the only data point. Calculating v, sxn, or sxn-1 with no data points or sxn-1 with one data point. " h with no data points.
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In Case of Difficulty

Review instructions to be certain calculations were performed properly. TI-30Xa Solar If the display is blank, expose the solar panel to adequate light. Press ! and try again.
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Service Information

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This card has a pre-existing die to conform to the inside cover of the calculator. Size: 2.8 x 5.7 inches
TI30Xa Solar School Edition
& Clears last entry and error. & & Clears display and operations. ! Clears all, including memory, STAT. " { n Sets display to n decimal places. " { N Removes fixed decimal setting. "o Sets scientific display format. " p Sets engineering display format. " n Sets floating-decimal display format. O Changes sign of last number entered. Memory The TI30Xa has three memories. :n Stores displayed value in memory n. @n Recalls value stored in memory to display. " m n Adds displayed value to memory n. " g n Exchanges displayed and memory values. Math operations 32 = ? 2830J 18. 51.83 + 3 5, 6 1.83 D J 7"Y5J 3.2 / 453 D 9 " u J 2% 2$ 1.5 " S 5. 4.83 2376.977774 1.475773162 0.3125 40.77 493.77 0.693147181 0.301029996 4.48168907
i7 Reciprocal of 3.2 9% add-on 453
ln 2 log 2 e1.5 Constants " U stores operation and value in K. 3.8 3.25 " U J 3.J 3.J

52. 39. 78.

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TI.30Xa Solar School Edition
Trig and Hyperbolic Operations # displays DEG, RAD, GRAD; " Q converts. Examples in DEG, FIX 3. sin ) 0.500 sin-1.7.7 " V 44.427 (8,-6) R8P, disp. r 8 " [ 6 O " k 10.000 disp. "[ -36.870 (9,83) P8R, disp. x 9 " [ 83 " e 1.097 "[ disp. y 8.933 sinh ( ) 3.cosh-1 2.3 2.3 ( " W 1.475 Degree/Minute/Second and Decimal Angles 510'01.20" to dec. 5.100120 " q 5.167 5.167 to DMS 5.167 " w 510'01"20 Statistics and Probability Permutations 52 " j 5 J 311875200. 2598960. Combinations 52 " i 5 J Factorial: 4! 4"v 24. " h clears all statistical data if STAT is displayed. Data point = n= data points = 4 4"\2 Fr n= 3 Data point = n= 4 "] Mean 5.5 "^ Sample std. dev. 2.380476143 Change 9 to 11 9"a n= 4 n= 4 "] Mean 6.
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