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tan(pi/2)=-195948537906 (?)
06-09-2020, 09:36 AM
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RE: tan(pi/2)=-195948537906 (?)
Well, that IS the correct answer for tan(1.5707963268)...
I don't know the Prime, but I gather the same difference applies as in the 49G and up: the difference between numeric pi and symbolic 'PI'. The former is a 12-digit approximation, the latter the real thing.
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tan(pi/2)=-195948537906 (?) - StephanP - 06-09-2020, 09:25 AM
RE: tan(pi/2)=-195948537906 (?) - Werner - 06-09-2020 09:36 AM
RE: tan(pi/2)=-195948537906 (?) - Jan 11 - 06-09-2020, 10:04 AM
RE: tan(pi/2)=-195948537906 (?) - StephanP - 06-09-2020, 11:22 AM
RE: tan(pi/2)=-195948537906 (?) - KeithB - 06-09-2020, 03:13 PM
RE: tan(pi/2)=-195948537906 (?) - Werner - 06-09-2020, 01:25 PM
RE: tan(pi/2)=-195948537906 (?) - pinkman - 06-09-2020, 01:51 PM
RE: tan(pi/2)=-195948537906 (?) - Joe Horn - 06-09-2020, 04:30 PM
RE: tan(pi/2)=-195948537906 (?) - pinkman - 06-09-2020, 02:06 PM
RE: tan(pi/2)=-195948537906 (?) - pinkman - 06-09-2020, 06:35 PM
RE: tan(pi/2)=-195948537906 (?) - DA74254 - 06-10-2020, 07:40 PM



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