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From: "David C. Hoos, Sr." <david.c.hoos.sr@ada95.com>
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Subject: Re: comparing gnat/Ada95 and g77
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Date: 2002-03-14T05:41:06-06:00

Or how about
 x := x * 0.5 + 2.0 + sin_x*cos_x + sin_x + cos_x;
which is faster still, unless the compiler optimizes to this
same thing.

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From: "chris.danx" <chris.danx@ntlworld.com>
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Subject: Re: comparing gnat/Ada95 and g77


>
> "Martin Dowie" <martin.dowie@nospam.baesystems.com> wrote in message
> news:3c9081f5$1@pull.gecm.com...
> > >          x := x*0.5 + 1.0 + sin(x)*cos(x) + sin(x) + cos(x) +
> > >                             sin(x)*sin(x) + cos(x)*cos(x);
> >
> > Try changing this line to:
> >
> >          Sin_X := Sin(X);
> >          Cos_X := Cos(X);
> >          X := X*0.5 + 1.0 + Sin_X*Cos_X + Sin_X + Cos_X +
> >             Sin_X*Sin_X + Cos_X*Cos_X;
>
> what is the point of calculating sin(x)*sin(x) + cos(x)*cos(x)?  It is equal
> to (sin(x))^2 + (cos(x)^2) which is always 1.0 so you can do
>
> x := x * 0.5 + 1.0 + sin_x*cos_x + sin_x + cos_x + 1.0;
>
> and that'll be even faster.
>
>
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