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Section 6: Functions 89
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To convert from decimal hours to hours, minutes, seconds,
simply key in the value for decimal hours and execute
HMS .
For example, to change 21.57 hours to hours, minutes, seconds:
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Notice that the display is not automatically switched to show you more
than four digits after the decimal point. Unless you change it, the display
format remains the same as prior to the problem.
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To convert from hours, minutes, seconds to decimal hours, simply
key in the value for hours, minutes, seconds in that format and execute
the HR function. For example, to convert 167 hours,
22 minutes, and 15.68 seconds to its decimal equivalent:
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Using the HMS and HR functions,
you can also convert angles specified in decimal degrees to degrees, minutes,
seconds, and vice versa. The format for degrees, minutes,
seconds is the same as for hours, minutes, seconds.
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Example: Convert 19.34 decimal degrees to degrees, minutes,
seconds.
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Example: Convert 9 degrees, 9 minutes, 59.3 seconds to its
decimal equivalent.
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