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Rational Result? Ridiculous! (Posted on 2004-12-20)

Can an irrational number, raised to an irrational power, give a rational result?

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Do you count complex numbers which include irrationals?

If so, the answer is e^ši, which, of course, is -1.

Posted by Matt on 2004-12-20 16:32:53

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