Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ PSTricks | Floating Point Calculations

[svend_tveskaeg]

Hi all.

Consider the following MWE:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pstricks-add}

\begin{document}
\def\PI{3.1415926535897932384626}
\def\minimum{0}
\def\maximum{10}
\pstFPsub\length{\maximum}{\minimum}
\pstFPsub\constA{\PI}{2}
\pstFPdiv\constB{\constA}{2}
\pstFPmul\square{\length}{\length}
\pstFPmul\area{\constB}{\square}
\area
\end{document}

Is there no easier way of calculating the value of \area using the \pstFP syntax?

Thank you in advance!

[CrazyHorse]

Is there no easier way of calculating the value of \area using the \pstFP syntax?

do you want it only to print?

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pst-tools}

\begin{document}
\def\minimum{0 }
\def\maximum{10 }
\psPrintValue{\maximum \minimum sub dup mul Pi 2 div 1 sub mul } 

\psPrintValue[algebraic]{0,(\maximum-\minimum)^2*(Pi/2-1)}%0 is dummy value for x

\end{document}

[svend_tveskaeg]

Very nice! I did not even knew pst-tools existed.

This particular value is for printing only but others are not.