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Question: Changing significant digits gives different answer to default digits.

Question:Changing significant digits gives different answer to default digits.

jjcp 40
student
June 01 2015
0

Hi,

Why does maple do this? For example:

 

>Digits := 4

>.67*((6918*(.856*11+1.08))/(42.2*2600^.36))^5;

=7.216 10^9

 

But with the Digit set to default it gives me:

>.67*((6918*(.856*11+1.08))/(42.2*2600^.36))^5;

=7.204144575 10^9

 

thanks!
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