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Subject: Having trouble with 92...
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From: Xavier Scott <joe@MICROSOFT.COM>
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 18:07:36 GMT
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When I put in (-27)^(1/3) and press enter, I get the following
answer:
3/2+3*sqrt(3)/2*i.
What's with that? I know the answer is supposed to be -3. Can anyone tell
me whay it is doing this?
Concerned Calculus Student-> Scott Johnson
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color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Geneva">When I put in =
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I get the following answer: =
3/2+3*sqrt(3)/2*i.What's with that? I know the =
answer is supposed to be -3. Can anyone tell me whay it is doing =
this?		Concerned Calculus Student-> Scott =
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