TI ba-35 solar Quick Reference Card

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Error Conditions
When an error condition occurs, the word
“Error” appears in the display. The calculator
will not accept a keyboard entry until you press
-
 or 
u
 to clear the error condition.
(Press 
-
 twice to clear the condition and all
pending operations; press 
u
 to clear the
calculator completely.)
General Error Conditions
The error conditions listed below can occur in
any mode. Errors occur when you:
§ 
Calculate a result that is outside the range
-9.999999 x 10
99
 to -1 x 10
-
99
, zero, or 1 x
10
-99
 to 9.999999 x 10
99
.
§ 
Divide a number by zero.
§ 
Calculate 
0
 
G
 or 
0
 
\
 of zero.
§ 
Calculate 
0
 
4
 for an old value equal to
zero.
§ 
Calculate 
0
 
k
0
 
G
, or 
0
 
H
 of a
negative number.
§ 
Use 
0
 
H
 to raise zero to the power of
zero.
§ 
Press a key or key sequence that cannot be
performed in the current mode.
Financial Error Conditions
In the financial mode, errors occur when you:
§ 
Calculate a financial unknown before you
have entered enough known variables or
when no solution exists.