x^y  = exp(log(x)*y)


Bob Ammerman
RAm Systems
(contract development of high performance, high function, low-level
software)



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From: "Mark Peterson" <markp@CANNONTECH.COM>
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Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 4:09 PM
Subject: [OT]: How to Raise a Value to a Non-Integer Power?


> For lack of better teminology, what is the long hand math version of
taking
> a number to a non-integer power?
>
> For example, if I have 2.72^1.23, how can I calculate the result if an x^y
> function is not available?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Mark P
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