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Native mode of trig functions?
10-11-2024, 12:59 PM
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RE: Native mode of trig functions?
(10-11-2024 11:57 AM)Thomas Klemm Wrote:  5
SQRT
1
+
4
/

0.8090169943
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Both results using COS are rounded correctly while the "exact" value using SQRT is not.

No, because you have two rounding operations introducing errors.
If you calculate it as SQRT(5/16) + 0.25, you only have one, and get 0.8090169944 as well.

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Native mode of trig functions? - naddy - 10-10-2024, 10:04 PM
RE: Native mode of trig functions? - Johnh - 10-10-2024, 11:00 PM
RE: Native mode of trig functions? - naddy - 10-10-2024, 11:37 PM
RE: Native mode of trig functions? - dm319 - 10-11-2024, 01:56 PM
RE: Native mode of trig functions? - dm319 - 10-15-2024, 07:21 PM
RE: Native mode of trig functions? - Werner - 10-11-2024 12:59 PM



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