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COS(X) dislpay wrong answer
09-02-2018, 12:10 PM
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RE: COS(X) dislpay wrong answer
(09-02-2018 03:40 AM)Magnus512 Wrote:  When I run the operation that give me that result outside the function ---> x:=r*COS(θ); I get 2 as answer.
In CAS in home I get 1.9999999... So even If I write the decimal point the answer must be 2. or 1,

When you say result outside the function, I assume you meant do it on a regular calculator.

Example, on my Casio FX-115MS, COS(1 + .0471975512) = 0.5, so X = 4 * 0.5 = 2.0

Prime had a bit more precision: 12 BCD digits in home, 48-bits binary float in CAS
This is the result of COS(1.0471975512):

Home => COS(10471975512/1E10) = 0.499999999997
C A S => COS(0x1.0c152382daf4) = 0x1.fffffffff30aP-2 ~ 0.49999999999705

Thus, X = 1.9999999 ...
But, if you round X to 10 digits, you get 2.0, same as my Casio

BTW, I do not have a Prime, above numbers based on specs I read from thread HP Prime Miscalculating
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COS(X) dislpay wrong answer - Magnus512 - 09-01-2018, 11:46 PM
RE: COS(X) dislpay wrong answer - Albert Chan - 09-02-2018 12:10 PM
RE: COS(X) dislpay wrong answer - JMB - 09-02-2018, 01:02 PM



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