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Euler Identity in Home
04-04-2014, 05:09 AM
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RE: Euler Identity in Home
Hmmm... part 2

Further fiddling shows, in Home mode,
in degrees mode sin(180) = 0
in radians mode sin(pi) = -2.07E-13

But e^i*pi in degrees mode gives the 2.07E-13. I begin to feel this is less a question of Exact versus Approximate, but rather some inconsistency internally.

In CAS with exact checked (with Solve as the app (just because it was set to Radians))
sin(pi) = 0
and with Parametric as the app (set to degrees)
sin(180) = 0

With exact, CAS, degrees (Para)
e^i*pi +1 = 0 // yippee
exact, CAS, radians (Solve)
e^i*pi + 1 = 0
With exact unchecked, in CAS, degrees (Parametric)
e^i*pi + 1 = 1.078E-14i
in radians (Solve)
... exactly the same

Am I wrong to be confused :-) It's making me suspicious of the results I get (which on some level is probably a good thing). I'm not sure I can trust my Prime any more, which isn't a good attribute in a calculator.
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Euler Identity in Home - ColinJDenman - 04-04-2014, 12:09 AM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - Helge Gabert - 04-04-2014, 12:57 AM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - ColinJDenman - 04-04-2014, 01:14 AM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - Helge Gabert - 04-04-2014, 01:48 AM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - ColinJDenman - 04-04-2014 05:09 AM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - Joe Horn - 04-04-2014, 09:26 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - orcinus - 04-05-2014, 04:08 AM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - jebem - 04-05-2014, 04:18 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - jebem - 04-05-2014, 04:28 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - jebem - 04-05-2014, 04:35 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - jebem - 04-05-2014, 04:41 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - jebem - 04-05-2014, 04:59 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - ColinJDenman - 04-27-2014, 10:59 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - HP67 - 04-04-2014, 06:05 AM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - orcinus - 04-04-2014, 04:18 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - DrD - 04-05-2014, 06:11 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - jebem - 04-05-2014, 07:32 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - ColinJDenman - 04-05-2014, 08:44 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - jebem - 04-05-2014, 09:18 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - ColinJDenman - 04-05-2014, 09:54 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - Joe Horn - 04-06-2014, 06:42 AM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - orcinus - 04-05-2014, 10:56 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - ColinJDenman - 04-05-2014, 11:38 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - orcinus - 04-06-2014, 01:33 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - ColinJDenman - 04-06-2014, 11:17 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - peacecalc - 04-06-2014, 10:07 AM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - jebem - 04-06-2014, 02:11 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - ColinJDenman - 04-06-2014, 11:31 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - orcinus - 04-07-2014, 04:08 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - Han - 04-07-2014, 07:33 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - debrouxl - 04-06-2014, 05:26 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - Tim Wessman - 04-07-2014, 04:32 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - HP67 - 04-08-2014, 07:41 AM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - orcinus - 04-08-2014, 01:31 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - Joe Horn - 04-08-2014, 11:43 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - ColinJDenman - 04-14-2014, 02:48 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - Han - 04-14-2014, 06:17 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - ColinJDenman - 04-17-2014, 08:29 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - Han - 04-17-2014, 11:49 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - Han - 04-14-2014, 07:31 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - Han - 04-14-2014, 10:47 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - Han - 04-15-2014, 07:46 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - CR Haeger - 04-14-2014, 10:45 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - Joe Horn - 04-16-2014, 06:26 AM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - DavidM - 04-16-2014, 08:23 AM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - Dieter - 04-16-2014, 12:02 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - Han - 04-16-2014, 03:09 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - Joe Horn - 04-15-2014, 10:30 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - Joe Horn - 04-16-2014, 09:46 PM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - Han - 04-18-2014, 01:37 AM
RE: Euler Identity in Home - debrouxl - 04-28-2014, 05:59 AM



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