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Re: Arithmetic Problems
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From: |
Jim Van Zandt |
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Re: Arithmetic Problems |
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Date: |
Fri, 07 Nov 1997 07:59:37 -0500 |
Beng Tiong Tan <address@hidden> writes:
> I encounter one problem...
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> octave: 241> 4777.2^2
> ans = %.-3f
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> Is thsi a bug?
With Octave 2.0.9 (Debian package 2.0.9-1), I get the correct answer:
octave:1> 4777.2^2
ans = 2.2822e+07
octave:2> sqrt(2.2822e+07)
ans = 4777.2
Maybe you have an older version, or it is incorrectly installed.
- Jim Van Zandt