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Why are the solutions different?
03-01-2020, 10:47 AM (This post was last modified: 03-01-2020 11:13 AM by ijabbott.)
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RE: Why are the solutions different?
On the Prime, you just need to enter HMS/DMS values in sexagesimal format instead of the decimal format that you're used to. It's no big deal as there is a Math Template to enter sexagesimal numbers. Admittedly, it's not as convenient as entering sexagesimal numbers on Casio calculators.

You also don't need to use the HMS→ function inside the SIN function to convert the sexagesimal number to decimal. The SIN function can work on the sexagesimal number directly, treating it as DMS. For example, SIN(40°35’00”) ≈ 0.650553326665.

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Why are the solutions different? - tom234 - 02-29-2020, 07:51 PM
RE: Why are the solutions different? - ijabbott - 03-01-2020 10:47 AM



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