Just to clarify what I'm after:
If you plot (-3)^n where n is a set of negative real numbers between 0
and -20 for example, then you get a discontinuos line due to the
problem mentioned above with fractional exponents. However, you can
compute what the correct absolute value of the the missing poi
To compute the absolute value of a negative base raised to a
fractional exponent such as:
z = (-3)^4.5
you can compute the real and imaginary parts and then convert to the
polar form to get the correct value:
real_part = ( 3^-4.5 ) * cos( -4.5 * pi )
imag_part = ( 3^-4.5 ) * sin( -4.5 * pi )
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On Oct 17, 4:05 am, Ken Schutte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Does anyone know of an approximation to raising a negative base to a
> > fractional exponent? For example, (-3)^-4.1 since this cannot be
> > computed without using imaginary numbers. Any help is appreciat
Does anyone know of an approximation to raising a negative base to a
fractional exponent? For example, (-3)^-4.1 since this cannot be
computed without using imaginary numbers. Any help is appreciated.
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