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→How to use a slide rule
# read the result from the bottom slide.
# read the result from the bottom slide.
The Sliderule Activity displays these three values on tabs attached t the top slider and the reticule. The calculation is also displayed on the activity toolbar.
'''Note:''' You can read values from the fixed scale from either end of the sliding scale.
The Sliderule Activity displays these three values on tabs attached to the top slider and the reticule. The calculation is also displayed on the activity toolbar.
'''Note:''' The scales are all at a fixed scale. It is often necessary to move a decimal place in order to find the number you are looking for on the scale. It is up to the user to keep track and subsequently to estimate the decimal point in the final result.
=== Multiplication ===
=== Multiplication ===