Re: precision on all calcs
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Re: precision on all calcs
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!!!
At 23:57 6/21/97 UT, you wrote:
>I just realized something. Even in degree mode, 180*sin(1) does not exactly
>equal pi. It differs in the ten-thousandth place, and if it were pi, the
TI-92
>would give that as an answer, but it doesn't. Oh well. I'll bet changing to
>degree mode solves his problem anyway.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jeff Tyrrill [SMTP:jeff_tyrrill@geocities.com]
>Sent: Saturday, June 21, 1997 4:51 PM
>To: CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM
>Subject: RE: precision on all calcs
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>Change your calculator from the default radian mode to degree mode.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Open discussion of TI Graphing Calculators On Behalf Of Boogeyman
>Sent: Saturday, June 21, 1997 1:12 PM
>To: CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM
>Subject: precision on all calcs
>
>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.)
>
>TIA
>
>Boogeyman
>
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