Re: Sin[30*Degree] vs Sin[29*Degree]
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- Subject: [mg72091] Re: Sin[30*Degree] vs Sin[29*Degree]
- From: Jean-Marc Gulliet <jeanmarc.gulliet at gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 04:55:27 -0500 (EST)
- Organization: The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
- References: <elglnb$h7f$1@smc.vnet.net>
Steven Shippee wrote: > What is happening here: > > Sin[30*Degree] > Sin[31*Degree] > Sin[29*Degree] > which makes it appear that only the first line of input works? > > However, if I do something like: > > \!\(Sin[\(29*Pi\)\/180. ]\) > > I get the expected result ... I'm sure it is me, what am I missing in that I > think I am not seeing consistent behavior? Exact vs. approximate results. In[1]:= Sin[30*Degree] Sin[31*Degree] Sin[29*Degree] Out[1]= 1/2 Out[2]= Sin[31*Degree] Out[3]= Sin[29*Degree] In[4]:= N[%%] Out[4]= 0.5150380749100542 In[5]:= N[%%] Out[5]= 0.48480962024633706 Regards, Jean-Marc