Two calculations for the true values A (ATRUE = 1,100) and B (BTRUE = 1,000,100) yield the approximate values AAPPROX = 1,000 and BAPPROX = 1,000,000. The approximate values are both off by 100, therefore these values are equally accurate. Does this conclusion make sense? Why or why not?

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Textbook: Numerical Analysis 10th Ed by Burden and Faires

Topic: Round-off Errors and Computer Arithmetic (Sec 1.2)

3) Two calculations for the true values A (ATRUE = 1,100) and B (BTRUE = 1,000,100) yield the approximate values AAPPROX = 1,000 and BAPPROX = 1,000,000. The approximate values are both off by 100, therefore these values are equally accurate. Does this conclusion make sense? Why or why not?

 

4) For a 4-digit decimal machine numbers (with exponents in the range -6 ≤ n ≤ 6), find

  1. Largest possible number = ________________________

  2. Smallest possible positive number = _____________________

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