Re: TIB: TI-86 math error?

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Subject: Re: TIB: TI-86 math error?
From: Jeff Glover <jglover@geocities.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1998 17:44:31 -0400
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I forgot to mention that due to the nature of my program it would be a
pain.  If that's the only way to do this then I guess I'll have to.  The
funny thing is that I only have problems dividing E-6 and E-3.  I don't
undetstand why it would need parenthesis with those 2.

At 02:28 PM 10/5/98 -0700, you wrote:
>
>
>try using parenthesis around the 3m on the "6U/3m"->eq line.  it would
>then be
>:"6U/(3m)"->eq
>
>
>
>---Jeff Glover <jglover@geocities.com> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> I found a bug in a program I made.  It turns out that it is not my
>fault
>> but somthing the ti-86 does. Why does this give me the wrong answer?
>> Here is some sample code.  You can get the acutal program from my
>homepage
>> called Conversion.
>> 
>> Sorry can't copy the code directly because it uses a lot of wierd
>symbols.
>> The "-->" stands for the store command.  
>> 
>> :.001->U
>> :.000001->m
>> :"6U/3m"->eq
>> :Disp eq
>> :St->Eq(eq,eq)
>> :Disp eq
>> :DelVar(U
>> :DelVar(m
>> 
>> The TI-86 gives 2*10^-9 or 2E-9.  The answer should be .002.  I get
>the
>> right answer if I type 6E-6/3E-3.  Which is useless since I need to be
>> using a variable for my program.
>> ------------------------------------------
>> Jeff Glover
>> jglover@geocities.com
>> http://jglover.home.ml.org
>> 
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Re: TIB: TI-86 math error?

From: The Garth Johnson <gbjohnson@yahoo.com>