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RealDigits bug?

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg45793] RealDigits bug?
• From: Enrique Zeleny <ezeleny at fismat1.fcfm.buap.mx>
• Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 03:04:47 -0500 (EST)
• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

This is wrong:

In[1]:= pisot = N[((1/3)*((1/2)*(27 + 3*Sqrt[69]))^(1/3) + (2/(27 +
3*Sqrt[69]))^(1/3))^27351, 6000];

In[2]:= pisot == FromDigits[RealDigits[pisot]]

Out[2]:= False

If you look at the value returned by RealDigits[pisot] contains three
10's!!!


Enrique Zeleny
Universidad Autonoma de Puebla
Mexico