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> I have some other questions also.  I have to make a program that uses
> infinite series to approximate the value of SIN (a).  The line that my
> teacher gave me for this is: "sin(a)=a-a3/3!+a5/5!-a7/7!+a9/9!...."
> What does this translate to in the way of a formula?  I need to know
> this so I can write a procedure that will use the variable that will
> obviously be involved.

Sorry, this is trivial algebra and you shouldn't need to ask.

> Another problem concerns writing a procedure that will computer the
> binary XOR's of two decimal numbers.  I know how to get the binary
> values for each of the decimal numbers (using MOD & DIV), but how do I
> compare the two binary numbers when I'm finished with this?  Is there
> some kind of comparison command like with strings?

This does not make sense. Try expressing your problem a bit better and 
you may be able to work out what you're trying to do.

Mark Morgan Lloyd
mark_tbu@cix.compulink.co.uk

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