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Soarer

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Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 5:33 pm    Post subject: Exponent

How to compute , where k is not an integer? If k is a irrational, i don’t know how to compute. If k is a rational, i have a question.

which one is correct?

iene

Joined: 02 Jun 2004Posts: 4

Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 8:51 pm    Post subject:

Because 1^1/6= 1 or -1

yptsoi

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Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 10:51 pm    Post subject:

iene wrote:

Because 1^1/6= 1 or -1

I dont think so.

Moron

Joined: 04 May 2005Posts: 5

Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 8:50 pm    Post subject:

i think it should be +i and -i_________________

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Andy

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Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 12:56 am    Post subject:

For any non-integral value k, we have to consider as a complex-valued power function.

We write as for convenience. Note that for all integers n, so is a multi-valued function and its set of values is .

For example, .

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Soarer

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Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 1:35 am    Post subject:

Thanks.

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