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From: robert@longs.LANCE.ColoState.Edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: RE: progamming question
Message-ID: <9104120127.AA00539@longs>
Date: 12 Apr 91 01:27:43 GMT
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In-reply-to: <2CE24FC5A0006C99@gacvx2.gac.edu>; from "handhelds@gac.edu" at Apr11, 91 2:24 am
To: handhelds@gac.edu

*> Does anyone know how to force symbolic notation on a numerical value?
*> 	ie. 1: '5'
*> The idea being that I can build a numerical equation from this number...
*> 	ie. 1: '\v/5'         @ square root of 5.
*> 
*> I would not mind doing '\v/a' and then substitute the value of a, but
*> I don't know of a way to do this.
*> 	Maybe MATCH?? ....Never used it before, and there's gotta be a 
*> 	simpler solution.
*> 
*> All suggestions are appreciated.  I hope this isn't a dumb question...
*> I hate asking dumb things...On the other hand, maybe there's a stupid
*> solution...
*> 
*> Thanks in advance,
*> -Dave.

There is no such thing as a dumb question. :-)  How about doing this in
your program:


	2: "\v/" 
      	1: "5"
	+
gives:	1: "\v/5"

then

	STR->

to get:
	1: 2.2360679775

While this may be slow for what you are doing, I beleive it does what you
want it to do.

-Robert