Re: Annoying Little Problem
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- Subject: [mg24865] Re: Annoying Little Problem
- From: Alan <kd7cyb at mac.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 03:24:24 -0400 (EDT)
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Mathematica thinks that Sqrt[v2.v2] is sufficiently accurate enough that
the parameter specified to reduce it down to 3 digit precision is not used;
thus, it reverts to the default 6 display digits. This is normal. Use
SetPrecision of 3 instead. N[Sqrt[v2.v2], 3] should be:
SetPrecision[Sqrt[v2.v2],3]
Alan
Nalanji Dreaming wrote:
> I'm having an annoying little problem with version 4.0.1.0. I wrote the
> following info in a notebook and ran it:
>
> Clear[v2]
> v2 = {4, 0, -6}
> N[Sqrt[v2.v2]]
> N[Sqrt[v2.v2], 3]
>
> Now the third line gives me 7.2111 but the fourth line gives me the
> same instead of 7.21. Does anyone have any idea what may be the problem?
> Am I doing something wrong?
>
> thanks,
> Nalanji Dreaming