Re: TI-86

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Re: TI-86

I'm interested.

Can you send by e-mail or post it if its small.

Eli Allen
eallen@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us
I have it, I installed it, I deleted it
(obtaini, installi, deletti)

Glenn Fisher wrote in message <343A21C0.284B@uh.edu>...
>Stoops Ryan D wrote:
>>
>> I know this has been brought up before, but I didn't hear the answer and
I
>> was wondering if there is any way to convert a decimal to a radical eg.
>> .86~~ would be equal to square root 3 /2.  thanks
>>
>Ryan,
>I have an alg. that will do this.  Unfortunately it is on a
>computer and not a calc.  It basically searches for solutions
>of any quadratic polynomial like a*x^2+b*x+c=0.  In your case
>a search for .86... returns the sqrt(3/4).
>If your interested in the alg. then send me email.
>HTH,
>Glenn
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