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15 years ago

Output of "x^2 + y^2" from 2's complement to binary (with sign)

Hi, I am using a altmult_add megafunction to generate output of x^2 + y^2 for inputs x and y, where both x and y are 2's complements. I understand that the output would always be a positiv...
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15 years ago

You dont need to convert anything. Its already unsigned. For this, you just drop the MSB from the number if you are sure the output is ALWAYS positive (and therefore unsigned). It will always be a '0' anyway.