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5 Sep 2024 01:20:44 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Has anyone seen me?  
From: SharkD
Date: 17 Nov 2009 23:02:25
Message: <4b0371d1$1@news.povray.org>
On 11/17/2009 10:42 PM, clipka wrote:
> SharkD schrieb:
>> On 11/17/2009 5:18 AM, Invisible wrote:
>>>> Seems fairly close to sqrt(3)/6, then. Not exactly but close enough.
>
>> I'm looking for trigonometric functions in particular since I am
>> performing lots of vector operations.
>>
>> tand(60)/6 is a good fit. I wonder if there are others.
>
> Note that tand(60) = sqrt(3).

No kidding! I *said* I was looking for _trigonometric_ functions, which 
sqrt(3) isn't.

Anyway, I was able to determine where in the scene the value was coming 
from, so the problem is resolved.

Mike


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