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From: ecn-ec:ecn-pc:ecn-ed:vu@pur-ee.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.math
Subject: Re: -1 = 1
Message-ID: <203@ecn-ed.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 12-Sep-83 20:09:14 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 12 20:09:14 1983
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O	The mistake: a **(b/c) = c th root of ( a ** b ) is right,
BUT it might be  - c th root of ( a ** b ), in case there are
two different real root, i.e. in case c is even.

	So  -1 = - sqrt(1) and that's more than legal.

	Hao-Nhien Vu (pur-ee!norris)