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tan(pi/2)=-195948537906 (?)
06-09-2020, 07:56 PM
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RE: tan(pi/2)=-195948537906 (?)
(06-09-2020 09:25 AM)StephanP Wrote:  tan(pi/2) is giving -195948537906
It's also helpful to put this into perspective. Suppose you stood up a tower that leaned with this slope (195,948,537,906). How tall would the tower be if it was out-of-plumb by 1 foot at the base?

The answer is it would have to reach almost to Mars....
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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 (?) - David Hayden - 06-09-2020 07:56 PM
RE: tan(pi/2)=-195948537906 (?) - DA74254 - 06-10-2020, 07:40 PM



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