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Foil 13 Additional Mathematical Operators

From Computing and Java Language Basics NPAC Java Academy February--April 99 -- Feb 13 1999. by Nancy McCracken
Java API of Math package
In Java, additional mathematical operators are given in a package called Math as methods. These methods typically use arguments and results of type double. To compute exponents:
The API: public static double pow(double a, double b)
To use it:
Also: public static double sqrt (double a )
And many more, such as sin, cos, min, max!
double x, y, z ;
x = 1.5 ;
y = 2.0 ;
z = Math.pow ( x, y ) ;

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