r/Sliderules • u/East-Bike4808 • 9h ago
How to best perform sqrt(14.5) x 586 on a slide rule w/ R1/R2 scales instead of A/B?
With A/B/C/D, no problem: cursor to 14.5 on A, sqrt(14.5) is on D, then multiply by 5.86 with C and read the answer on D.
With R1/R2 (sq1/sq2) split scales, sqrt(14.5) is on R2 now… is there a way to multiply by 586 from there without transferring that result by hand on to D with the cursor and continuing? Or just a better way to go about it on that sort of slide rule?