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RootIndex 5 StartRoot negative 13.7 EndRoot

 Sep 22, 2014

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If this is 5√(-13.7) then the only real number answer is

$${\mathtt{\,-\,}}\left({{\mathtt{13.7}}}^{\left({\frac{{\mathtt{1}}}{{\mathtt{5}}}}\right)}\right) = -{\mathtt{1.687\: \!889\: \!896\: \!014\: \!528\: \!1}}$$

 

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$${\left(-{\mathtt{1.687\: \!889\: \!896\: \!014\: \!528\: \!1}}\right)}^{{\mathtt{5}}} = {\mathtt{\,-\,}}{\frac{{\mathtt{137}}}{{\mathtt{10}}}} = -{\mathtt{13.700\: \!000\: \!000\: \!000\: \!000\: \!5}}$$

Ok (apart from small numerical rounding error in the decimal representation)

 Sep 22, 2014
 #1
avatar+33663 
+5
Best Answer

If this is 5√(-13.7) then the only real number answer is

$${\mathtt{\,-\,}}\left({{\mathtt{13.7}}}^{\left({\frac{{\mathtt{1}}}{{\mathtt{5}}}}\right)}\right) = -{\mathtt{1.687\: \!889\: \!896\: \!014\: \!528\: \!1}}$$

 

Check

$${\left(-{\mathtt{1.687\: \!889\: \!896\: \!014\: \!528\: \!1}}\right)}^{{\mathtt{5}}} = {\mathtt{\,-\,}}{\frac{{\mathtt{137}}}{{\mathtt{10}}}} = -{\mathtt{13.700\: \!000\: \!000\: \!000\: \!000\: \!5}}$$

Ok (apart from small numerical rounding error in the decimal representation)

Alan Sep 22, 2014

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