Re: Re: branch of (-1)^(1/3)
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- Subject: [mg94602] Re: [mg94559] Re: branch of (-1)^(1/3)
- From: Daniel Lichtblau <danl at wolfram.com>
- Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:34:14 -0500 (EST)
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slawek wrote: > [...] > Actually the solution is to redefine Power function in this way: > > Unprotect[Power] > Power[x_?Negative, Rational[p_, q_?OddQ]] := -(-x)^(p/q) > Protect[Power] > > This is the answer from Technical Support Wolfram Research, Inc. > [...] > slawek We get the answers we ask for. Kind'a like politics. Daniel Lichtblau Wolfram Research
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- From: "slawek" <human@site.pl>
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