HP 33s User Manual

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RPN: The Automatic Memory Stack

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Description:

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Intermediate result.

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Brings back display from before

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Final result.

Example:

Two close stellar neighbors of Earth are Rigel Centaurus (4.3 light–years away)
and Sirius (8.7 light–years away). Use c, the speed of light (9.5

× 10

15

meters per

year) to convert the distances from the Earth to these stars into meters:

To Rigel Centaurus: 4.3 yr

Ч (9.5 Ч 10

15

m/yr).

To Sirius: 8.7 yr

Ч (9.5 Ч 10

15

m/yr).

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Description:

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Light–years to Rigel Centaurus.

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