// Fractions // load math.js (using node.js) const { create, all } = require('..') // configure the default type of numbers as Fractions const config = { // Default type of number // Available options: 'number' (default), 'BigNumber', or 'Fraction' number: 'Fraction' } // create a mathjs instance with everything included const math = create(all, config) console.log('basic usage') printRatio(math.fraction(0.125)) // Fraction, 1/8 printRatio(math.fraction(0.32)) // Fraction, 8/25 printRatio(math.fraction('1/3')) // Fraction, 1/3 printRatio(math.fraction('0.(3)')) // Fraction, 1/3 printRatio(math.fraction(2, 3)) // Fraction, 2/3 printRatio(math.fraction('0.(285714)')) // Fraction, 2/7 console.log() console.log('round-off errors with numbers') print(math.add(0.1, 0.2)) // number, 0.30000000000000004 print(math.divide(0.3, 0.2)) // number, 1.4999999999999998 console.log() console.log('no round-off errors with fractions :)') print(math.add(math.fraction(0.1), math.fraction(0.2))) // Fraction, 0.3 print(math.divide(math.fraction(0.3), math.fraction(0.2))) // Fraction, 1.5 console.log() console.log('represent an infinite number of repeating digits') print(math.fraction('1/3')) // Fraction, 0.(3) print(math.fraction('2/7')) // Fraction, 0.(285714) print(math.fraction('23/11')) // Fraction, 2.(09) console.log() // one can work conveniently with fractions using the expression parser. // note though that Fractions are only supported by basic arithmetic functions console.log('use fractions in the expression parser') printRatio(math.evaluate('0.1 + 0.2')) // Fraction, 3/10 printRatio(math.evaluate('0.3 / 0.2')) // Fraction, 3/2 printRatio(math.evaluate('23 / 11')) // Fraction, 23/11 console.log() // output formatting console.log('output formatting of fractions') const a = math.fraction('2/3') console.log(math.format(a)) // Fraction, 2/3 console.log(math.format(a, { fraction: 'ratio' })) // Fraction, 2/3 console.log(math.format(a, { fraction: 'decimal' })) // Fraction, 0.(6) console.log(a.toString()) // Fraction, 0.(6) console.log() /** * Helper function to output a value in the console. * Fractions will be formatted as ratio, like '1/3'. * @param {*} value */ function printRatio (value) { console.log(math.format(value, { fraction: 'ratio' })) } /** * Helper function to output a value in the console. * Fractions will be formatted as decimal, like '0.(3)'. * @param {*} value */ function print (value) { console.log(math.format(value, { fraction: 'decimal' })) }