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strange (and confusing) values given by exact arithmetic #2265

Open fbeleznay opened 2 weeks ago

fbeleznay commented 2 weeks ago

Describe the bug

Occasionally I find that the exact arithmetic engine gives strange values, which are confusing for students. An example is when I ask the calculator to give the argument of the complex number 3+4i.

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Expected behavior

The answer arctan(4/3) would be a much easier answer to interpret. Even the current answer would be less confusing in the form pi/2-arctan(3/4).

Environment

adri1numworks commented 1 week ago

Thanks for reaching out, this is well noted. We'll resolve this asap