Daniel Duparc <daniel.duparc@FREE.FR> writes:
> (C1) rectform((-1)^(1/6));
>
> %I SQRT(3)
> (D1) -- + -------
> 2 2
It shouldn't really do this given that there are 6 possible answers.
At a minimum, a well defined result (such as the number with the smallest
nonnegative angle) should be part of the spec for rectform(), but this
isn't possible for arbitrary expressions.
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Harvey Stein
Bloomberg LP
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