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tan(pi/2)=-195948537906 (?)
06-09-2020, 03:13 PM
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RE: tan(pi/2)=-195948537906 (?)
(06-09-2020 11:22 AM)StephanP Wrote:  I'd prefer an error over the misleading answer that is the result of underlying approximations.
My guess is that TI and other calculators recognize the special condition and bypass the approximate calculation and issue a predefined result.

(I'm not into CAS as of yet)

What if you want the tan of 1.5707963268? Now who has the misleading answer?
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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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