Re: TIB: int() error in TI-83?

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Subject: Re: TIB: int() error in TI-83?
From: Jeanne9005@aol.com
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 17:13:37 EDT
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Because the calculator can only use an approximation of the 3root 125.  Yes,
we know that the 3rd root of 125 is 5, but the calculator can only assume
that.  So therefore, when you ask for the integer, it will give you the
integer part of the assumption....

Glen Solsberry
In a message dated 10/20/98 5:08:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ben@jbic.com
writes:

> I dunno, maybe I'm missing something here, I've only had the calulator a
>  week or so, but why does:
>  3root(125) return 5 but
>  int(3root(125)) return 4?
>  (3root = cube root operator)
>  
>  That seems like a fairly straight forward piece of math to me... iPart does
>  the same. I can do:
>  3root(125)->X 
>  and X will return 5, but:
>  int(x)
>  returns 4!
>

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