Re: a simplification problem
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- Subject: [mg55207] Re: a simplification problem
- From: Torsten Coym <torsten.coym at eas.iis.fraunhofer.de>
- Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 03:28:26 -0500 (EST)
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Well, you cannot simplify (-1)^(1/3) to -1, because it equals 1/2+I*Sqrt[3]/2. This can be easily verified by ComplexExpand[(-1)^(1/3)] Torsten Hui Fang wrote: > Dear All, > > My questions is simple: > How do I simplify (-1)^(1/3) to -1? > > Thanks! >