On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 11:13 PM, Albert Thuswaldner <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry, It was a long time since I went to the university, but I if I'm > correct you want to calculate: > (-27)^(1/3) (note it is the same as 3x(-1)^(1/3) which to my mind > results in an complex number (not -3) thus the #VALUE!. > > just to double check: > http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%28-27%29^%281%2F3%29&lk=4
Well, in fact, there're 3 roots, one of which is -3: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=-27%3D%3Da^3 > _______________________________________________ > LibreOffice mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice _______________________________________________ LibreOffice mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice
