salcha
Mar 30 2006, 11:20 PM
If I have the equation

and i need to input pi/6 for x, WHICH EQUATION DO I PLUG INTO THE CALCULATOR
2sin((1/2)(pi/6-pi/3))
or
2sin(1/2)(pi/6-pi/3) ?
because they give me completely different answers.
Gigi
Mar 30 2006, 11:46 PM
It's 2sin(1/2)(pi/6-pi/3), because it doesn't matter what order it's in...actually, according to BEDMAS, either way should give you the correct answer.
Is your calculator set on Degrees? Make sure it's not radians or grads. I don't know if that's supposed to make a difference.
salcha
Mar 31 2006, 12:12 AM
its supposed to be in radians
but i fixed it, thanks.
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