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<blockquote data-quote="Rod Snell" data-source="post: 912741" data-attributes="member: 796"><p>Just a general comment on doing calculations using natural constants like pi and natural logarithms (ln).</p><p>The numbers are infinitely long, and you are only using approximations. The scientific calculators that carry the natural constant values internally out to 12 places are much better approximations than the truncated ones, and give better answers. It is better to hit the "pi" key on the scientific calculator than to enter 3.14159.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rod Snell, post: 912741, member: 796"] Just a general comment on doing calculations using natural constants like pi and natural logarithms (ln). The numbers are infinitely long, and you are only using approximations. The scientific calculators that carry the natural constant values internally out to 12 places are much better approximations than the truncated ones, and give better answers. It is better to hit the "pi" key on the scientific calculator than to enter 3.14159. [/QUOTE]
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