A solution to calculation of odd roots of negative numbers with Calc

[Ruslan Kabatsayev]

On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 11:13 PM, Albert Thuswaldner
<albert.thuswaldner at gmail.com> wrote:
> Sorry, It was a long time since I went to the university, but I if I'm
> correct you want to calculate:
> (-27)^(1/3) (note it is the same as 3x(-1)^(1/3) which to my mind
> results in an complex number (not -3) thus the #VALUE!.
>
> just to double check:
> http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%28-27%29^%281%2F3%29&lk=4

Well, in fact, there're 3 roots, one of which is -3:
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=-27%3D%3Da^3


> _______________________________________________
> LibreOffice mailing list
> LibreOffice at lists.freedesktop.org
> http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice