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Bug in cos function in version 7.2

asked 2016-06-01 16:31:58 +0100

David E. Roberson gravatar image

updated 2023-01-09 23:59:39 +0100

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I have 'SageMath version 7.2, Release Date: 2016-05-15' and when I enter cos(pi*(1+(5/63))) it returns cos(5/63*pi) which is incorrect (there should be a negative sign in front). Entering cos(N(pi)*(1+(5/63))) returns -0.969077286229078 which is correct, but entering N(cos(pi\*(1+(5/63)))) returns 0.969077286229078. Similar things happen when 5/63 is replaced with other fractions, but not always. Usually if the fraction is "nice", like 1/4 or 1/5 then it seems to get the right answer. I assume this has something to do with the exact answer being able to be expressed nicely with square roots, but I don't really know. Same happens with sin as far as I can tell. Anybody else having this problem?

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answered 2016-06-01 16:58:47 +0100

tmonteil gravatar image

updated 2016-06-01 17:05:32 +0100

This is clearly a bug, thanks for reporting ! This is now trac ticket 20752

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