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- .MCD 11000 0
- .TXT 1 0 1 20
- 1,20
- FORMATTING NUMBERS
- .TXT 2 4 2 71
- 2,71
- You can change how many decimal places MathCAD displays by FORMATTING
- a result. For example, to see the value of π to 15 decimal places:
- .TXT 3 1 1 76
- 1,76
- 1. Press the up arrow to move the cursor into the number 3.142 shown below
- .TXT 1 0 1 73
- 1,73
- 2. Type "f" for format. You see a format spec. at the top of the screen
- .TXT 1 0 1 69
- 1,69
- 3. Use the [BackSpace] key to erase the "3" in "pr=3" in this spec.
- .TXT 1 0 1 34
- 1,34
- 4. Type "15" in place of the "3"
- .TXT 1 0 1 36
- 1,36
- 5. Press [Enter] to see the effect
- .EQN 2 18 1 13
- ! rd=d ct=10 im=i et=3 zt=15 pr=3 mass length time charge
- π=3.142?
- .TXT 3 -19 2 49
- 2,49
- When you're done, the equation should look like
- this:
- .EQN 2 19 1 25
- π=3.141592653589793{19007}?
- .TXT 2 -19 2 52
- 2,52
- The other symbols in the format spec. affect other
- aspects of the way numbers are displayed.
- .TXT 3 0 1 50
- 1,50
- (Press [F6] to go back to the tutorial menu ...)
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