85 Question, raising a negative number to a fractional exponent
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85 Question, raising a negative number to a fractional exponent
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To: CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM
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Subject: 85 Question, raising a negative number to a fractional exponent
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From: Matt Weintraub <neda@EROLS.COM>
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Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 20:17:51 -0400
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Reply-To: Matt Weintraub <neda@EROLS.COM>
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Xref: paladin.american.edu bit.listserv.calc-ti:25902
Hey,
I've got a TI-85. When I raise a negative number to a fractional
exponent, it gives the imaginary number garbage. I know that you can't take
a square root of a negative number, and that raising it to a fraction if it
is not 2 or an even number isn't allowed, but the 83s handle it correctly by
first processing the exponent and then the root. Is it just a bug?
Matt Weintraub
neda@erols.com
http://www.erols.com/neda
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