Re: Problem to evaluate cube root of a negative cube number where a real value is expected
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- Subject: [mg28134] Re: Problem to evaluate cube root of a negative cube number where a real value is expected
- From: "Ersek, Ted R" <ErsekTR at navair.navy.mil>
- Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 02:59:03 -0500 (EST)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Gary Lee Guanan asked the FAQ on how to simplify (-8)^(1/3) to (-2). ------------ I am sure several users will tell you the RealOnly package which is included with Mathematica will do what you want. However, I wrote an improved version of this package and you can download it from http://www.mathsource.com/Content/WhatsNew/0211-396 -------------------- Regards, Ted Ersek Download Mathematica tips, tricks from http://www.verbeia.com/mathematica/tips/Tricks.html