Gate2020 cs Q59

59Consider three registers R1, R2, and R3 that store numbers in IEEE−754 single precision floating point format. Assume that R1 and R2 contain the values (in hexadecimal notation) 0x42200000 and 0xC1200000, respectively.
If R3 = R1 / R2, what is the value stored in R3 ?

Option : B
Explanation :
R1: 0x42200000
R2: 0xC1200000

1. Subtract the exponents i.e. divisor exponent from the dividend exponent.

2. Divide the mantissa i.e

3. Sign (opposite sign division result sign is –ve)

Hence, option (B) is correct answer.

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