Approximate pi to 24 digits via keyboard
02-01-2015, 04:27 PM
Post: #14
 Thomas Klemm Senior Member Posts: 1,447 Joined: Dec 2013
RE: Approximate pi to 24 digits via keyboard
Isn't the result given by the HP-41C or HP-15C more appropriate than returning 12 digits like the HP-48G? Since we can't enter more than 12 digits why should the calculator assume that next 12 digits are all 0? But that's exactly what happens:

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  3.14159265358979323846264 - 3.14159265358000000000000   0.00000000000979323846264
In the worst case the next 12 digits are all 9 thus we're very close to $$3.14159265359$$ and end up with $$-2.06761537357 × 10^{-13}$$ instead.

It's interesting that they did this but honestly I don't see an application where these additional digits are useful.

Cheers
Thomas
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