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Re: What is the command to do a power of a value

From "bugbear" <bugbear@1:261/38.remove-x1c-this>
Subject Re: What is the command to do a power of a value
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Date 2012-07-31 20:07 +0000
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  To: xvictoryeohx
From: "bugbear" <bugbear@1:261/38.remove-dpk-this>

  To: xvictoryeohx
From: "bugbear" <bugbear@1:261/38.remove-rf4-this>

  To: xvictoryeohx
From: bugbear <bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim>

xvictoryeohx@gmail.com wrote:
> C=L(1+i/100)power of n
>
> i am stuck here
> for example square root is Math.sqrt(x)
> How do i do Power of a value?

I have a dim memory from Numerical Analysis that the "obvious" way to evaluate 
that is inaccurate for small "i" and large "n".

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What is the command to do a power of a value "xvictoryeohx" <xvictoryeohx@1:261/38.remove-x1c-this> - 2012-07-31 20:06 +0000
  Re: What is the command to do a power of a value "bugbear" <bugbear@1:261/38.remove-x1c-this> - 2012-07-31 20:07 +0000
  Re: What is the command to do a power of a value "glen herrmannsfeldt" <glen.herrmannsfeldt@1:261/38.remove-x1c-this> - 2012-07-31 20:07 +0000
    Re: What is the command to do a power of a value "xvictoryeohx" <xvictoryeohx@1:261/38.remove-x1c-this> - 2012-07-31 20:07 +0000
  Re: What is the command to do a power of a value "Roedy Green" <roedy.green@1:261/38.remove-x1c-this> - 2012-07-31 20:07 +0000
    Re: What is the command to do a power of a value "Andreas Leitgeb" <andreas.leitgeb@1:261/38.remove-x1c-this> - 2012-07-31 20:07 +0000
      Re: What is the command to do a power of a value "Patricia Shanahan" <patricia.shanahan@1:261/38.remove-x1c-this> - 2012-07-31 20:07 +0000
        Re: What is the command to do a power of a value "Patricia Shanahan" <patricia.shanahan@1:261/38.remove-x1c-this> - 2012-07-31 20:07 +0000
        Re: What is the command to do a power of a value "glen herrmannsfeldt" <glen.herrmannsfeldt@1:261/38.remove-x1c-this> - 2012-07-31 20:07 +0000
          Re: What is the command to do a power of a value "Patricia Shanahan" <patricia.shanahan@1:261/38.remove-x1c-this> - 2012-07-31 20:07 +0000
          Re: What is the command to do a power of a value "Andreas Leitgeb" <andreas.leitgeb@1:261/38.remove-x1c-this> - 2012-07-31 20:07 +0000

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