Re: an irritating mathmatical problem

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From: Tel Ohtsuka
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 00:00

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In article <4tm87a$a7d@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, frankspr@aol.com says...
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>I am a guitarmaker and I need the 12th root of 2, calulated to its
>absolute end, in order to determine the perfect distancing of fret sca
>les
>on a guitar. My computer can only calculate to 1.059463094359.  This
>number is not complete.  Please help!   

  I can't understand why this accuracy is needed.If you made the fret
from 1.059463094359,there is only .3.d-11%.If you made 1meter for 440Hz
from 1m chord,it's only 300fm.it can't distinguish human sense.

  If you want to know the perfect one,it is impossible to show with 
dicimal.

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