Re: precision on all calcs


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Re: precision on all calcs



Shut up and go learn some math people!!!!!


On Sun, 22 Jun 1997, Neil Padgett wrote:

> Rigor Mortis <ksmith@CAPITOL-COLLEGE.EDU> muttered:
>
> ->Here's what i got for 180*sin 1
> ->TI-85: 3.14143315871
> ->HP48G: 3.14143315871
> ->
> ->Here's what i got for the constant pi
> ->TI-85: 3.14159265359
> ->HP48G: 3.14159265359
>
> Perhaps the polynomials used for sin/cos/tan are only accurate to a
> certain degree? Still (see my previous message), the compounding of
> these errors can yield unreliable or even DEAD WRONG results.
>
> Neil Padgett
>
> ->Boogeyman wrote:
> ->>
> ->> When I make 180*sin1 on any of my calcs (80,82,92) I got something
> ->>weird,
> ->> but never pi. Does anybody know if it's the case with other calcs
> ->>(I only
> ->> go Ti's) ? (It also works with win calc, so I suppose somethin's
> ->> wrong in
> ->> all the OS.)
>


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