Re: precision on all calcs

To: CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM
Subject: Re: precision on all calcs
From: Neil Padgett <padgett@MCMASTER.CA>
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 1997 21:01:15 GMT
Organization: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (NewServer)
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Reply-To: Neil Padgett <padgett@MCMASTER.CA>
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Jeff Tyrrill <Jeff_Tyrrill@MSN.COM> muttered:

->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.
->________________
[CLIP]

I've had a similar problem. I was plotting various sine waves
(representing sound waves) I was then working with them to plot the
beats which would result from two similar waves. It would work for
some waves, but for others the graph was jsut plain wrong.

Neil Padgett

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Re: precision on all calcs

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