On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 12:27 AM, Alan Gauld <alan.ga...@btinternet.com>wrote:
> > I can understand why at line 5 I use floating point. 6,75 is more >> precise than saying 7. >> > > Exactly, no problem with line 5 (except the odd comment about 6.83) The comment on line 5 was a mistake. > > But I can't understand at line 2 and 3. I mean it makes no difference >> for me. Saying 30 or 30.0 is the same thing. >> As well as saying 97 or 97.0. >> > > Precisely, thats why I asked the question. > > As a beginner at line 2 and 3 I see no point of using floating numbers except the fact to serve as an example that if I have a floating point number it affects the rest of the expression evaluation. So, should I keep them or not?It's unclear to me and sadly the author of the book doesn't provide the solutions to the exercises. The only way I can verify myself is using this list. Regards, amt.
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