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sine of an angle in degree mode
01-24-2018, 12:06 PM
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RE: sine of an angle in degree mode
Of course, 90 deg is exactly a right angle, whereas a calculator cannot represent a right angle exactly by using radians.
So - the argument of the sine function of a right angle (in degrees!) is exact, but the algorithm that calculates the function value of this argument cannot be exact as far as I can see. I would assume that no algorithm in the known galaxy could calculate sin(180deg) exactly, because the value is a real number, i.e. "0.00000(...)". I would greatly appreciate if somebody could tell me if I am wrong here.
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sine of an angle in degree mode - rflesch - 01-24-2018, 09:38 AM
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