Casio fx-3650P

Casio fx-3950P

Introduction

This model of calculator can store up to four calculation programs under P1, P2, P3 and P4. To
perform any operations involving programs, press MODE
MODE
MODE first to display
the screen as shown below. Then press the number key that corresponds to the mode you would like
to select.

PRGM RUN PCL

1
2
3
1
2
3

(PRGM): mode for inputting or editing programs

(RUN): mode for running programs
(PCL):
mode for deleting programs

Self-designed program
Steps for storing the calculation program for each of the following items are illustrated below. All
programs are stored under P1 for illustration purpose.
1. Simultaneous Linear Equations (
2. Slope, Length and Point of Division (
3. Cosine Formula (
4. Herons Formula (
5. Quadratic Formula (
Build-in function
1. Mean and Standard Deviation (

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Useful Program Commands

The following are some program commands and their corresponding keystrokes under the PRGM
mode.
Program Command

Keystrokes under the PRGM mode

SHIFT

SHIFT

SHIFT

SHIFT

SHIFT

REPLAY

SHIFT

REPLAY

SHIFT

REPLAY

>

SHIFT

REPLAY

SHIFT

REPLAY

Goto

SHIFT

REPLAY

Lbl

SHIFT

REPLAY

Mem clear

Notes: (i)
(ii)

SHIFT

MODE

Fix

MODE

MODE

MODE

MODE

MODE

Norm

MODE

MODE

MODE

MODE

MODE

ALPHA

(-)

ALPHA

ALPHA

hyp

ALPHA

sin

ALPHA

ALPHA

ALPHA

M+

REPLAY
REPLAY

refers to the arrow on the right of the REPLAY button.

refers to the arrow on the left of the REPLAY button.

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Simultaneous Linear Equations

This program is used to solve simultaneous linear equations in two unknowns in the form of
ax + by = c
, where a, b, c, d, e and f are real numbers.

dx + ey = f
Storing the program:
Step
Key

1
MODE

2
MODE

3
MODE

4
1

5
1

6
?

Step
Key

8
A

9
:

10
?

11

12
B

13
:

14
?

Step
Key

15

16
C

17
:

18
?

19

20
D

21
:

Step
Key

22
?

23

24
X

25
:

26
?

27

28
Y

Step
Key

29
:

30
A

31
X

32
-

33
B

34
D

35

Step
Key

36
M

37
:

38
M

39
x-1

40
(

41
C

42
X

Step
Key

43

45
Y

46

44
B

47
M

48
x-1

49
(

Step
Key

50
A

51
Y

52
-

53
C

54
D

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Executing the program:
Examples:
2 x 3 y = 8
(a) Solve the simultaneous linear equations
.
4 x 5 y = 9
Procedure
Display
MODE
MODE
MODE
2
1.
MODE
1
2.
Prog
1
3.
4.

EXE

(-)

EXE

EXE

(-)
9
5.
Note:

EXE
-6.5

Value of x

-7

Value of y

EXE

EXE

EXE
Pressing

EXE

after the last procedure allows the program to be executed again.

x + 3 y = 8
(b) Solve the simultaneous linear equations
.
2 x + 6 y = 9
Procedure
Display
MODE
MODE
MODE
2
1.
MODE
1
2.
Prog
1
3.
4.

EXE

EXE

(-)

EXE

EXE

(-)
Note:

Remark
RUN mode
COMP mode
Execute program P1

Press

EXE

EXE

AC

to exit the program.

Math ERROR

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Remark
RUN mode
COMP mode
Execute program P1

No solution or infinitely
many solutions

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Slope, Length and Point of Division

Given two points A(x1, y1) and B(x2, y2), C is a point on the line segment AB such that
AC : CB = p : q,
y y
slope of AB = 2 1 ,
x2 x1
length of AB = ( x2 x1 ) 2 + ( y2 y1 ) 2 ,
x q + x2 p y1 q + y2 p
coordinates of C = ( 1
,
).
p+q
p+q

This program is used to find out the length and slope of the line segment on a rectangular
coordinate plane joining two given points. It can also be used to find the point of division of the line
segment based on the given proportion.
Storing the program:
Step
Key

1
MODE

2
MODE

3
MODE

4
1

5
1

6
?

Step
Key

8
A

9
:

10
?

11

12
B

13
:

14
?

Step
Key

15

16
C

17
:

18
?

19

20
D

21
:

Step
Key

22
C

23
-

24
A

25

26
X

27
:

28
D

Step
Key

29
-

30
B

31

32
Y

33
:

34
?

35

Step
Key

36
C

37
:

38
?

39

40
D

41
:

42
C

Step
Key

43
+

44
D

45

46
D

47
:

48
A

49
+

Step
Key

50
C

51
X

52

54

55
A

56

53
D

Step
Key

57
B

58
+

59
C

60
Y

61

62
D

63

Step
Key

64
B

65

66
SHIFT

67
+

68
X

69

70
Y

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Step
Key

71

72
tan

Step
Key

78
MODE

79
2

73
Y

74

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75
Y

76
MODE

77
MODE

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Executing the program:
Examples:
(a) Given two points A(1, 4) and B(6, 8), C is a point on the line segment AB such that
AC : CB = 2 : 3. Find the coordinates of point C, and the length and slope of AB.
Procedure
Display
Remark
MODE
MODE
MODE
2
RUN mode
1.
MODE
1
COMP mode
2.
Prog
1
Execute program P1
3.
4.

EXE

(-)

5.
6.
7.
Note:

EXE

EXE

EXE

EXE

EXE

EXE
EXE
EXE

Pressing

EXE

x-coordinate of point C

0.8
13
2.4

y-coordinate of point C
Length of AB
Slope of AB

after the last procedure allows the program to be executed again.

(b) Given two points A(2, 5) and B(2, 7), C is a point on the line segment AB such that

AC : CB = 1 : 3. Find the coordinates of point C, and the length and slope of AB.
Procedure
Display
Remark
MODE
MODE
MODE
2
RUN mode
1.
MODE
1
COMP mode
2.
Prog
1
Execute program P1
3.
4.

EXE

EXE

EXE

(-)

5.
6.
7.
Note:

EXE

EXE

EXE

EXE
EXE
EXE

Press

x-coordinate of point C

y-coordinate of point C
Length of AB
Slope of AB is undefined

12
Math ERROR
AC

to exit the program.

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Cosine Formula
A

In ABC,
2

a = b + c 2bc cos A

or

b 2 = a 2 + c 2 2ac cos B

b2 + c2 a2
cos A =
2bc
cos B =

c 2 = a 2 + b 2 2ab cos C

cos C =

a2 + c2 b2
2ac
2

a +b c
2ab

This program is used to solve triangles and find their areas when the following conditions are given:
(a) three sides; or
(b) two sides and their included angle
Storing the program:
Step

Key

MODE

MODE

MODE

Mem clear

Step

10

11

12

13

Key

Step

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Key

Step

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

Key

Step

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

Key

Goto

SHIFT

cos

Step

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

Key

x2

x2

Step

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

Key

Step

49

50

51

52

53

54

55

Key

Goto

Lbl

Step

56

57

58

59

60

61

62

Key

x2

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Step

63

64

65

66

67

68

69

Key

x2

cos

Step

70

71

72

73

74

75

76

Key

Lbl

SHIFT

Step

77

78

79

80

81

82

83

Key

cos

Step

84

85

86

87

88

89

90

Key

Step

91

92

93

94

95

96

97

Key

SHIFT

cos

Step

98

99

100

101

102

103

104

Key

Step

105

106

107

108

109

110

111

Key

x-1

sin

Step

112

113

114

115

116

Key

MODE

MODE

MODE

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Executing the program:
Examples:
(a) Given that a = 7, b = 8 and c = 9, find A, B, C and the area of ABC.
Procedure
Display
Remark
MODE
MODE
MODE
2
RUN mode
1.
MODE
1
COMP mode
2.
Prog
1
Execute program P1
3.
4.

EXE

EXE

EXE

48.18968511

Angle of A

58.41186449
73.3984504

Angle of B
Angle of C
Area of ABC

EXE
5.
6.
7.
Note:

EXE
EXE
EXE

26.83281573

Pressing

EXE

after the last procedure allows the program to be executed again.

(b) Given that a = 6, b = 4 and C = 50, find c, A, B and the area of ABC.
Procedure
Display
Remark
MODE
MODE
MODE
2
RUN mode
1.
MODE
1
COMP mode
2.
Prog
1
Execute program P1
3.
4.

5.
6.
7.
Note:

EXE
6

EXE

EXE

Length of c

88.21456012
41.78543988
9.192533317

Angle of A
Angle of B
Area of ABC

EXE

EXE
EXE
EXE

Pressing

4.598499183

EXE

after the last procedure allows the program to be executed again.

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Herons Formula
A

Given three sides a, b and c of a triangle,

area of ABC = s ( s a )( s b)( s c)
a+b+c
.
where s =
2

This program is used to calculate the area of a triangle when three

sides are given.
Storing the program:
Step
Key

1
MODE

2
MODE

3
MODE

4
1

5
1

6
?

Step
Key

8
A

9
:

10
?

11

12
B

13
:

14
?

Step
Key

15

16
C

17
:

18
(

19
A

20
+

21
B

Step
Key

22
+

23
C

24
)

25

26
2

27

28
D

Step
Key

29

30
D

31

32
(

33
D

34
-

35
A

Step
Key

36
)

37

38
(

39
D

40
-

41
B

42
)

Step
Key

43

44
(

45
D

46
-

47
C

48
)

49
:

Step
Key

50

51
Ans

52
AC

53
MODE

54
MODE

55
MODE

56
2

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Executing the program:
Example:

Given that the lengths of ABC are 30, 40 and 50, find the area of ABC.
Procedure
Display
Remark
MODE
MODE
MODE
2
RUN mode
1.
MODE
1
COMP mode
2.
Prog
1
Execute program P1
3.
4.

5.
Note:

EXE

EXE

EXE

EXE

Pressing

EXE

60

Value of s

600

Area of ABC

after the last procedure allows the program to be executed again.

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Quadratic Formula
For the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0,
x=

b b 2 4ac
2a

This program is used to solve quadratic equations with real roots. It will display the roots in surd
form when the roots are irrational numbers.
Storing the program:
Step

Key

MODE

MODE

MODE

Mem clear

Step

10

11

12

13

Key

Step

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Key

Step

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

Key

x2

Step

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

Key

Step

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

Key

Step

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

Key

Ans

Step

49

50

51

52

53

54

55

Key

Fix

SHIFT

Step

56

57

58

59

60

61

62

Key

Ans

Goto

Step

63

64

65

66

67

68

69

Key

Step

70

71

72

73

74

75

76

Key

Lbl

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b/c

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Step

77

78

79

80

81

82

83

Key

M+

Step

84

85

86

87

88

89

90

Key

SHIFT

Step

91

92

93

94

95

96

97

Key

Ans

Goto

Step

98

99

100

101

102

103

104

Key

Norm

Step

105

106

107

108

109

110

111

Key

Lbl

Step

112

113

114

115

116

117

Key

Norm

MODE

MODE

MODE

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b/c

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Executing the program:
Examples:
(a) Solve x2 + 2x 3 = 0.
Procedure
MODE
MODE
MODE
1.
MODE
1
2.
Prog
1
3.
4.

EXE

EXE

(-)

Display
2

EXE

EXE

-3

6.

EXE

Notes: (i) Pressing

(ii) Pressing

Note:

Remark
RUN mode
COMP mode
Execute program P1

EXE
Disp

First root
(irrational number)

EXE

0.267949192

Disp

Second root
(irrational number)

EXE

Disp

EXE

Disp

EXE

6.

Display

3.732050808

(-)

5.

Second root
(rational number)

Disp

a b/c can display the decimal in fraction if possible.

EXE after the last procedure allows the program to be executed again.

(b) Solve x2 4x + 1 = 0.
Procedure
MODE
MODE
MODE
1.
MODE
1
2.
Prog
1
3.
1

First root
(rational number)

Disp

5.

4.

Remark
RUN mode
COMP mode
Execute program P1

EXE

EXE

Pressing

EXE

Roots in surd form

21 3

after the last procedure allows the program to be executed again.

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(c) Solve 2x2 + 3x + 4 = 0.
Procedure
MODE
MODE
MODE
1.
MODE
1
2.
Prog
1
3.
4.

Note:

EXE

EXE

EXE

Press

AC

Display
2

Math ERROR

to exit the program.

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Remark
RUN mode
COMP mode
Execute program P1
No real roots

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Mean and Standard Deviation (build-in function)

This function is used to find the mean and the standard deviation of a set of data.
Example:
Given a set of data: 45, 47, 48, 48, 48, 49, 52, 53, 60, find the mean and the standard deviation of
the data.
1.
2.

Procedure
MODE
MODE
1
SHIFT
CLR
1

3.

M+

M+

M+

M+

M+

M+

M+

M+

M+

4.
5.
6.
7.
Note:

SHIFT
SHIFT
SHIFT
SHIFT

2
2
1
1

Display
EXE

Remark
SD mode
Clear all data in memory

Stat clear

Input the data

1
2
3
2

EXE
EXE
EXE
EXE

To add a new datum, do not press

50
4.216370214
9
450
SHIFT

will be cleared.

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CLR

Arithmetic mean
Standard deviation
Number of data
Sum of data
1

EXE

or else all data input