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Manuel,<br>
Try the following: x = y**(1./3.)<br>
Regards,<br>
David<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/3/2013 08:03, Manuel da Conceição
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Does someone know how to
raise a negative number to the value “1/3 “.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">If 1/3 is rounded to
0.33, the solution is a complex number but if 1/3 is not
rounded and understood like the cube root then the solution
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Thank you in advance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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