# Why does this happen

**URL:** <https://cl.desmos.com/t/why-does-this-happen/8040>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [June 27, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/why-does-this-happen/8040 "2025-06-27T15:43:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Martin\_staples](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/martin_staples/32/6770_2.png) [@Martin\_staples](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Martin_staples)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/why-does-this-happen/8040/1 "2025-06-27T15:43:50Z")

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![IMG_3088](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/desmos/original/2X/d/d5614d35fbaa6d5cb5a3b8809048e81034257d93.jpeg)  
 ![IMG_3087](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/desmos/original/2X/4/4563fd659293ad058e132798e7a686758378de22.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Guzman\_Tierno](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/guzman_tierno/32/6149_2.png) [@Guzman\_Tierno](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Guzman_Tierno)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/why-does-this-happen/8040/2 "2025-06-27T19:23:40Z")

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the max number in Desmos is 2^1023  
so your expression easily exceeds that number for various values of y  
and things get inexact …

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**Author:** ![Martin\_staples](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/martin_staples/32/6770_2.png) [@Martin\_staples](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Martin_staples)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/why-does-this-happen/8040/3 "2025-06-27T19:23:48Z")

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Let me be more specific one looks normal but when I extend it to 3-D, it’s strange

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**Author:** ![Daniel\_Grubbs](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/daniel_grubbs/32/719_2.png) [@Daniel\_Grubbs](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Daniel_Grubbs)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 10:04pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/why-does-this-happen/8040/5 "2025-07-16T22:04:06Z")

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