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Try to plot x^(2/3).. what happen for x<0 ?
08-22-2019, 08:08 AM (This post was last modified: 08-22-2019 08:10 AM by ijabbott.)
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RE: Try to plot x^(2/3).. what happen for x<0 ?
You can redefine the second one as \( \big( \sqrt[3]{x}\big)^2 \) to square the real cube root of \( x\).

Note that \(x^\frac{1}{3}\) and \(\sqrt[3]{x}\) are treated differently, and that \(x^\frac{1}{3}\) usually produces a complex number when \( x < 0 \), and its square is also complex, so it cannot be plotted by the Function app.

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RE: Try to plot x^(2/3).. what happen for x<0 ? - ijabbott - 08-22-2019 08:08 AM



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