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  • H Hiren solanki

    Follow the procedure click '4' click 'sqrt' click '-'(Minus sign) click '2' Answer should be 0 But It comes back with '-8.1648465955514287168521180122928e-39' answer ;P [Edit] Tested with XP and Seven _[/More Edit] Windows Server 2008 R2 comes same with yet another answer '-1.068281969439142e-19' _[/More Edit] [/Edit]

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    "You will always find me near 127.0.0.1"

    modified on Monday, November 1, 2010 7:00 AM

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    Mario Luis
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    Lol , too much time on your hands but cool :D

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    • H Hiren solanki

      Follow the procedure click '4' click 'sqrt' click '-'(Minus sign) click '2' Answer should be 0 But It comes back with '-8.1648465955514287168521180122928e-39' answer ;P [Edit] Tested with XP and Seven _[/More Edit] Windows Server 2008 R2 comes same with yet another answer '-1.068281969439142e-19' _[/More Edit] [/Edit]

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      "You will always find me near 127.0.0.1"

      modified on Monday, November 1, 2010 7:00 AM

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      Keith Barrow
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      Sheesh, it's about right, whaddaya want, accuracy :-)

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      • H Hiren solanki

        Follow the procedure click '4' click 'sqrt' click '-'(Minus sign) click '2' Answer should be 0 But It comes back with '-8.1648465955514287168521180122928e-39' answer ;P [Edit] Tested with XP and Seven _[/More Edit] Windows Server 2008 R2 comes same with yet another answer '-1.068281969439142e-19' _[/More Edit] [/Edit]

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        "You will always find me near 127.0.0.1"

        modified on Monday, November 1, 2010 7:00 AM

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        Hiren Solanki wrote:

        Answer should be 0

        Or -4!

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        • H Hiren solanki

          Follow the procedure click '4' click 'sqrt' click '-'(Minus sign) click '2' Answer should be 0 But It comes back with '-8.1648465955514287168521180122928e-39' answer ;P [Edit] Tested with XP and Seven _[/More Edit] Windows Server 2008 R2 comes same with yet another answer '-1.068281969439142e-19' _[/More Edit] [/Edit]

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          "You will always find me near 127.0.0.1"

          modified on Monday, November 1, 2010 7:00 AM

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          thatraja
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          I have seen this in Win-XP here before, but I thought it would be solved in Windows 7, but it's terrible that still exists in Windows 7

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          • H Hiren solanki

            Follow the procedure click '4' click 'sqrt' click '-'(Minus sign) click '2' Answer should be 0 But It comes back with '-8.1648465955514287168521180122928e-39' answer ;P [Edit] Tested with XP and Seven _[/More Edit] Windows Server 2008 R2 comes same with yet another answer '-1.068281969439142e-19' _[/More Edit] [/Edit]

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            "You will always find me near 127.0.0.1"

            modified on Monday, November 1, 2010 7:00 AM

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            riced
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            Hiren Solanki wrote:

            But It comes back with '-8.1648465955514287168521180122928e-39

            Or -0.00000000000000000000000000000000000000081648465955514287168521180122928 in real numbers :laugh: Oops - missed the leading 0.

            Regards David R --------------------------------------------------------------- "Every program eventually becomes rococo, and then rubble." - Alan Perlis The only valid measurement of code quality: WTFs/minute.

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              Hiren Solanki wrote:

              But It comes back with '-8.1648465955514287168521180122928e-39

              Or -0.00000000000000000000000000000000000000081648465955514287168521180122928 in real numbers :laugh: Oops - missed the leading 0.

              Regards David R --------------------------------------------------------------- "Every program eventually becomes rococo, and then rubble." - Alan Perlis The only valid measurement of code quality: WTFs/minute.

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              Dalek Dave
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              It is very close to zero.

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              • H Hiren solanki

                Follow the procedure click '4' click 'sqrt' click '-'(Minus sign) click '2' Answer should be 0 But It comes back with '-8.1648465955514287168521180122928e-39' answer ;P [Edit] Tested with XP and Seven _[/More Edit] Windows Server 2008 R2 comes same with yet another answer '-1.068281969439142e-19' _[/More Edit] [/Edit]

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                "You will always find me near 127.0.0.1"

                modified on Monday, November 1, 2010 7:00 AM

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                CPallini
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                Well, actually close to... :)

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                • H Hiren solanki

                  Follow the procedure click '4' click 'sqrt' click '-'(Minus sign) click '2' Answer should be 0 But It comes back with '-8.1648465955514287168521180122928e-39' answer ;P [Edit] Tested with XP and Seven _[/More Edit] Windows Server 2008 R2 comes same with yet another answer '-1.068281969439142e-19' _[/More Edit] [/Edit]

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                  "You will always find me near 127.0.0.1"

                  modified on Monday, November 1, 2010 7:00 AM

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                  Bassam Abdul Baki
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                  The Windows PowerToy Calc is slightly better.

                  Sqrt(4) - 2 = 3.9378992339362513964719291444358459196643504626684867133312775132667336556050866493546387304075566414818330038038295060147049046413138657775207384487209999618622897470743768272532233306387808895650314543995525529065482320548203801311885605071904357825187703782014895108614888708459734293476714554362468810447809428975260776308251921152998341440712577547187250299521717400700236027297480547576700432251758684242034663903791398932294256110257450914185948984125441052563042008394844537793781156975099171360793772881e-532

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                  • H Hiren solanki

                    Follow the procedure click '4' click 'sqrt' click '-'(Minus sign) click '2' Answer should be 0 But It comes back with '-8.1648465955514287168521180122928e-39' answer ;P [Edit] Tested with XP and Seven _[/More Edit] Windows Server 2008 R2 comes same with yet another answer '-1.068281969439142e-19' _[/More Edit] [/Edit]

                    Rating is Always appreciated.
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                    "You will always find me near 127.0.0.1"

                    modified on Monday, November 1, 2010 7:00 AM

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                    Follow the procedure click '4' click 'sqrt' click '-'(Minus sign) click '2' ('-8.1648465955514287168521180122928e-39') click '+' click '2' Answer should be 2 and It shows 2 only :~

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                    • B Bassam Abdul Baki

                      The Windows PowerToy Calc is slightly better.

                      Sqrt(4) - 2 = 3.9378992339362513964719291444358459196643504626684867133312775132667336556050866493546387304075566414818330038038295060147049046413138657775207384487209999618622897470743768272532233306387808895650314543995525529065482320548203801311885605071904357825187703782014895108614888708459734293476714554362468810447809428975260776308251921152998341440712577547187250299521717400700236027297480547576700432251758684242034663903791398932294256110257450914185948984125441052563042008394844537793781156975099171360793772881e-532

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                      Hiren solanki
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                      It's hard to give you 5 . :laugh:

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                      • H Hiren solanki

                        It's hard to give you 5 . :laugh:

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                        "You will always find me near 127.0.0.1"

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                        Give him a 4.958468546513654646854968435146814612321687 instead.

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                        • D Dalek Dave

                          Give him a 4.958468546513654646854968435146814612321687 instead.

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                          NMehta83
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                          For this answer i will give you +5 :laugh:

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                          • H Hiren solanki

                            It's hard to give you 5 . :laugh:

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                            "You will always find me near 127.0.0.1"

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                            Bassam Abdul Baki
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                            Clicking the 5 is hard for you?

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                              Clicking the 5 is hard for you?

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                              Hiren solanki
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                              It takes half and hour to reach to rating link. :laugh:

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                              "You will always find me near 127.0.0.1"

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                              • N NMehta83

                                For this answer i will give you +5 :laugh:

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                                Dalek Dave
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                                Amd yet you haven't!

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                                • N NMehta83

                                  For this answer i will give you +5 :laugh:

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                                  Hiren solanki
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                                  NMehta83 wrote:

                                  i will give you +5

                                  It's 10 minute already, still not deposited :laugh:

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                                  "You will always find me near 127.0.0.1"

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                                  • H Hiren solanki

                                    It takes half and hour to reach to rating link. :laugh:

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                                    "You will always find me near 127.0.0.1"

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                                    NMehta83
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                                    Now have my another +5 :laugh:

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                                    • N NMehta83

                                      Follow the procedure click '4' click 'sqrt' click '-'(Minus sign) click '2' ('-8.1648465955514287168521180122928e-39') click '+' click '2' Answer should be 2 and It shows 2 only :~

                                      NMehta83 “We cannot fail until we fail to try”

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                                      Hiren solanki
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                                      Looks like windows support person. take a 5.

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                                      "You will always find me near 127.0.0.1"

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                                        Amd yet you haven't!

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                                        NMehta83
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                                        I was laughing so i forgot...but now you can check :)

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                                        • N NMehta83

                                          Follow the procedure click '4' click 'sqrt' click '-'(Minus sign) click '2' ('-8.1648465955514287168521180122928e-39') click '+' click '2' Answer should be 2 and It shows 2 only :~

                                          NMehta83 “We cannot fail until we fail to try”

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                                          leppie
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                                          I already said that... (but -2, same thing however).

                                          ((λ (x) `(,x ',x)) '(λ (x) `(,x ',x)))

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