Re: [Fhsst-authors] Re: [Fhsst-admin-priv] Re: Free High School Science Texts

[Sam Halliday]

Marc Krawitz wrote:
> The additive property of exponents then forces a^{1/n}= (n_th root of
> a), whence all rational exponents are defined, and the definition is
> extended to the reals by continuity.

i thought analytic continuation was only for extending complex analysis
to larger domains; i never knew it was also a real analysis technique.
you learn something every day. although, god willing, i will never need
any real analysis.

cheers,
Sam
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