Le 27/04/2012 20:44, Jussi Lahtinen a écrit : > If Sin(0.5) ^ 2 + Cos(0.5) ^ 2<> 1 Then > Print "This shouldn't be seen, but it is." > Endif > > > ? format((Sin(0.5) ^ 2 + Cos(0.5) ^ 2),"#.########################") > 1 > > What is going on? > > > Jussi >
It's very strange actually. There is optimization in the "^" operator. If the power is an integer between -4 and +4, standard multiplication and division are used instead of the pow() mathematical function. In other words, Sin(0.5) ^ 2 = Sin(0.5) * Sin(0.5). If you want to force the use of the pow() function, write 'Sin(0.5) ^ 2.0'. And then comes the strangeness: Sin(0.5) * Sin(0.5) does not return the same value as Sin(0.5) ^ 2.0 ! And Sin(0.5) ^ 2.0 + Cos(0.5) ^ 2.0 does return 1.0. But not Sin(0.5)*Sin(0.5) + Cos(0.5)*Cos(0.5), which should be more accurate! If someone has an explanation... -- Benoît Minisini ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user
