Loose Leaf for Programmable Logic Controllers
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ISBN: 9781259684739
Author: Frank D. Petruzella
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 10P
Program Plan Intro
Floating-point number:
- A floating-point number refers to a real number which contains a fractional part.
- It does not have any limitations on the number of digits it must contain after the decimal point.
- Some of the examples of floating-point numbers include 15.568754231, 3.0, and -23.45.
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Chapter 3 Solutions
Loose Leaf for Programmable Logic Controllers
Ch. 3 - Prob. 1RQCh. 3 - Convert each of the following decimal numbers to...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3RQCh. 3 - Prob. 4RQCh. 3 - Prob. 5RQCh. 3 - Prob. 6RQCh. 3 - Prob. 7RQCh. 3 - Prob. 8RQCh. 3 - Prob. 9RQCh. 3 - Prob. 10RQ
Ch. 3 - Prob. 11RQCh. 3 - Define the term sign bit.Ch. 3 - Prob. 13RQCh. 3 - Prob. 14RQCh. 3 - Prob. 15RQCh. 3 - Prob. 16RQCh. 3 - Prob. 17RQCh. 3 - Prob. 18RQCh. 3 - Prob. 19RQCh. 3 - Prob. 1PCh. 3 - Prob. 2PCh. 3 - Prob. 3PCh. 3 - Prob. 4PCh. 3 - Prob. 5PCh. 3 - Prob. 6PCh. 3 - Prob. 7PCh. 3 - Prob. 8PCh. 3 - Prob. 9PCh. 3 - Prob. 10P
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