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10-06-2016, 02:12 PM (This post was last modified: 10-06-2016 02:13 PM by Tim Wessman.)
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(10-06-2016 05:10 AM)parisse Wrote:  I would say it's a UI problem, since it works in algebraic mode. The CAS sees only algebraic input, 2d input is converted to algebraic outside the CAS.

√(-2)^2 is what is being passed to the CAS though. Shouldn't that be interpreted identically to sqrt(-2)^2? It gets evaluated and changed to √((-2)^2) which would indicate to me that the √ function token is being handled in a different way/priority then the spelled out "sqrt" function.

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(sqrt(-2))^2 - retoa - 10-05-2016, 02:33 PM
RE: (sqrt(-2))^2 - toml_12953 - 10-05-2016, 03:01 PM
RE: (sqrt(-2))^2 - retoa - 10-05-2016, 03:04 PM
RE: (sqrt(-2))^2 - parisse - 10-05-2016, 07:13 PM
RE: (sqrt(-2))^2 - retoa - 10-05-2016, 09:24 PM
RE: (sqrt(-2))^2 - Tim Wessman - 10-05-2016, 10:37 PM
RE: (sqrt(-2))^2 - parisse - 10-06-2016, 05:10 AM
RE: (sqrt(-2))^2 - retoa - 10-06-2016, 06:47 AM
RE: (sqrt(-2))^2 - Tim Wessman - 10-06-2016 02:12 PM
RE: (sqrt(-2))^2 - parisse - 10-06-2016, 06:05 PM
RE: (sqrt(-2))^2 - John P - 10-06-2016, 07:26 PM
RE: (sqrt(-2))^2 - compsystems - 10-06-2016, 07:58 PM
RE: (sqrt(-2))^2 - compsystems - 10-06-2016, 04:01 PM
RE: (sqrt(-2))^2 - parisse - 10-06-2016, 08:19 PM
RE: (sqrt(-2))^2 - compsystems - 10-06-2016, 08:36 PM
RE: (sqrt(-2))^2 - parisse - 10-07-2016, 06:27 AM
RE: (sqrt(-2))^2 - compsystems - 10-08-2016, 03:38 AM



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