Re: precision on all calcs


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Re: precision on all calcs



Richard Bowman <richard@BOWMANSOFT.COM> muttered:

->Not perfect obviously (there isn't a perfect pi), but precise to the
->decimals the calculator displays. (That is only 11 digits, which
->shouldn't
->be too dificult)

I'd have to agree with Richard. (See my response to Bernard below)

Bernard Domroy said:
->>If you folks would pay attention in your math classes instead of
->>playing
->>these silly games, you would know the answer.  Pi is an irrational
->number.
->>Yet you would like a computer algorithm that returns an exact value
->for
->the
->>sin (1).  That's rich!!!
[CLIP]

Perhaps, if you payed attention in YOUR math classes instead of
mocking people exploring a problem you might know that it is possible
to develop a rational approximation for PI to a given number of
decimal places. So, a computer algorithm accurate to the number of
decimal places in the calculator is not only possible, it should be
expected.

Neil Padgett <padgett@mcmaster.ca>


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