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Issue with the inequality symbol

jenny29
4-Participant

Issue with the inequality symbol

I created an if function for one of my equations and when I plug in the equal value as a solution, it does not recognize it as a correct value even though the inequality symbol shows that it has to be. Mathcad issue.PNG

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MJG
18-Opal
18-Opal
(To:jenny29)

Because of how computers store numbers, Mathcad actually calculates H/L to be 0.19999999999999998.  Since this is slightly under 0.2, the if statement returns "NG".

To alleviate this, uncheck the option "use exact equality for comparisons and truncation" under Tools -> Worksheet Options -> Calculation

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Under menu "Tools/Worksheet options," on the calculation tab, uncheck "use exact equality for comparisons and truncation"

MJG
18-Opal
18-Opal
(To:jenny29)

Because of how computers store numbers, Mathcad actually calculates H/L to be 0.19999999999999998.  Since this is slightly under 0.2, the if statement returns "NG".

To alleviate this, uncheck the option "use exact equality for comparisons and truncation" under Tools -> Worksheet Options -> Calculation

jenny29
4-Participant
(To:MJG)

Thank you for the clarification!

LouP
10-Marble
(To:jenny29)

Instead of changing worksheet options, another possibility I believe is robust is to avoid the use of specific numeric entries in inequalities. Instead of typing 0.20 in the Ratio program inequality, define a named constant (e.g., RefRatio:=Hhill/Lh) and use RefRatio in the inequality.

 

Lou

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