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louisd11



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PostPosted: February 17, 2010 10:14 AM    Post subject: Ti-89 Titanium Giving Wrong answer Reply with quote

I'm trying to square some numbers, but my calc is giving the wrong answer. When I do:
5005*(.6)^2*(.8)^2
It equals 1153.152 on my calculator. It is suppose to equal .0430 Can anyone lend me a hand on why?

When I do (.2)^2*(.3)^2 it gives me the right answer. Whats going on.
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BlainUSM



Joined: 24 Oct 2009
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Location: New England

PostPosted: February 17, 2010 6:26 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

The calculator is producing the correct output for the given input. That is,

5005*(.6)^2*(.8)^2 does equal 1153.152

and

(.2)^2*(.3)^2 does equal .0036

Unfortunately, the first result does not seem to be the answer you had hoped for (.0430). If you're working on a math problem, perhaps you could post it in the forum. Often, seemingly irrelevant background information can be crucially important.
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