Can visual basic give mathematical answers in roots?

[Bl00dFox]

Hey guys

I just wanted to know if i wanted to multiply √2 and √3 to get √6 as an answer. Is this possible? I would love it if someone could please help me...


Thanks!

[vijaydiwakar]

Hey guys

I just wanted to know if i wanted to multiply √2 and √3 to get √6 as an answer. Is this possible? I would love it if someone could please help me...


Thanks!

yes i'll help u
try this code

 
Private Sub Form_Load()
MsgBox Sqr(2) * Sqr(4) * Sqr(6)
End Sub
 
 

[Killer42]

I just wanted to know if i wanted to multiply √2 and √3 to get √6 as an answer. Is this possible? I would love it if someone could please help me...

I think it's fair to say that if you can define what you want to do with enough precision, VB or just about any programming language can do it.

In the case of VB, finding a square root is simple enough with the SQR function (though I don't know how accurate it is), but how you would convert your answer to give √6 is beyond me. You may have to develop the logic of how to do this sort of thing, then if necessary we can help with the actual code.

(Note, to help much we'll need to know what version of VB, too.)

[Bl00dFox]

I am using visual basic 8 (visual studio 2005).

Thanks for your replies (bhaiyya!)

Anyways, i want to be able to make a program where instead of a crazy decimal, i want to give the answer in surd form (eg 2 [root]3)... is this possible?


thanks

[Killer42]

I am using visual basic 8 (visual studio 2005).

Thanks for your replies (bhaiyya!)

Huh?

Anyways, i want to be able to make a program where instead of a crazy decimal, i want to give the answer in surd form (eg 2 [root]3)... is this possible?

Like I said, you need to define exactly what it is you want the program to do, not just the end result. I don't think VB is the issue in this case - the issue is precisely what you want the program to do.

I mean how does one, mathematically, go about producing such a result? If you can explain how to do the job, we can help you with the VB coding.

I think this goes to the very heart of what programming is. In order to explain to a computer how to do something (in other words, write a program) you need to understand what you want it to do.