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root - root of a number
SYNOPSIS
root(x, n, [, eps])
TYPES
x number
n positive integer
eps nonzero real, defaults to epsilon()
return real number
DESCRIPTION
For real x and positive integer n, n being odd if x is negative,
root(x,n,eps) returns a multiple of eps differing from the
real n-th root of x (nonnegative if x is positive) by less than
0.75 eps, usually by less than 0.5 eps. If the n-th root of
x is a multiple of eps, it will be returned exactly.
For complex x and positive integer n, or negative x with positive even
n, root(x, n, eps) returns a real or complex numbers whose real
and imaginary parts are multiples of eps differing from the real
and imaginary parts of the principal n-th root of x by less than
0.75 eps, usually by less than 0.5 eps.
For negative x and odd n, the principal n-th root of x may be
obtained by using power(x, 1/n, eps).
EXAMPLE
; print root(7, 4, 1e-5), root(7, 4, 1e-10), root(7, 4, 1e-15)
1.62658 1.6265765617 1.626576561697786
; print root(1+3i, 3, 1e-5), root(1 + 3i, 3, 1e-10)
1.34241+.59361i 1.3424077452+.5936127825i
; print root(-8, 3, 1e-5), root(-8, 34, 1e-5)
-2 ~1.05853505050032399594+~.09807874962631613016i
; print root(1i, 100, 1e-20)
.99987663248166059864+.01570731731182067575i
LIMITS
n >= 0
eps > 0
LINK LIBRARY
void rootvalue(VALUE *x, VALUE *n, VALUE *eps, VALUE *result)
NUMBER *qroot(NUMBER *x, NUMBER *n, NUMBER *eps)
COMPLEX *c_root(COMPLEX *x, NUMBER *n, NUMBER *eps)
SEE ALSO
power
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## @(#) $Id: root,v 30.1 2007/03/16 11:10:42 chongo Exp $
## @(#) $Source: /usr/local/src/bin/calc/help/RCS/root,v $
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