I'll keep this short in the interest of preserving your time:
I'm trying to find min(k) such that, given integers: x,r and rational epsilon, abs(x^(p/(2^k)-x^(1/r))<epsilon.
Then, given integers: x,r,min(k) and rational epsilon, find p in the above inequality.
How would I do this in Maxima? (first step is, I assume, rewriting this as an equality *somehow*)
Also, if anyone knows any 3rd party add-ons that could solve this, I'd appreciate the contribution. I'm missing something, I just can't tell what.
(This is neither homework, nor a task I've devoted less than 1 hour towards achieving.)
Thank you in advance,
Pirvu Paul Daniel