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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 )
|z| = sqrt( real_part^2 + imag_part^2 )
Is there any way to determine the correct sign of z, or perform this
calculation in another way that allows you to get the correct value of
z expressed without imaginary parts?
For example, I can compute:
z1 = (-3)^-4 = 0,012345679
and
z3 = (-3)^-5 = -0,004115226
and I can get what the correct absolute value of z2 should be by
computing the real and imaginary parts:
|z2| = (-3)^-4.5 = sqrt( 3,92967E-18^2 + -0,007127781^2 ) =
0,007127781
but I need to know the sign.
Any help is appreciated.
but I can know the correct sign for this value.
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 )
|z| = sqrt( real_part^2 + imag_part^2 )
Is there any way to determine the correct sign of z, or perform this
calculation in another way that allows you to get the correct value of
z expressed without imaginary parts?
For example, I can compute:
z1 = (-3)^-4 = 0,012345679
and
z3 = (-3)^-5 = -0,004115226
and I can get what the correct absolute value of z2 should be by
computing the real and imaginary parts:
|z2| = (-3)^-4.5 = sqrt( 3,92967E-18^2 + -0,007127781^2 ) =
0,007127781
but I need to know the sign.
Any help is appreciated.
but I can know the correct sign for this value.