\sqrt[a]{b} with a more than one digit

\sqrt[a]{b} with a more than one digit

[Xan]

Hi,

\sqrt[12]{a^{11}}

produces me:

\sqrt[1]{2} a^{11}

What happens there?

Xan.
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Re: \sqrt[a]{b} with a more than one digit

[Alan Bowen]

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Try braces about the “12” as in
\sqrt{12}{a^{11}}

Alan


On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 3:55 AM, Xan <dxpublica@telefonica.net> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> \sqrt[12]{a^{11}}
>
> produces me:
>
> \sqrt[1]{2} a^{11}
>
> What happens there?
>
> Xan.
>
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Re: \sqrt[a]{b} with a more than one digit

[Alan Bowen]

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Xan—I misunderstood. You are right. The latest beta does not allow
numerical roots higher than the 9th. Grouping the digits—as in
$\sqrt[{12}]{…}$ does not help.

Alan


On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 8:13 AM, Alan Bowen <bowenalan03@gmail.com> wrote:

> Try braces about the “12” as in
> \sqrt{12}{a^{11}}
>
> Alan
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 3:55 AM, Xan <dxpublica@telefonica.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> \sqrt[12]{a^{11}}
>>
>> produces me:
>>
>> \sqrt[1]{2} a^{11}
>>
>> What happens there?
>>
>> Xan.
>>
>> ___________________________________________________________________________________
>> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to
>> the Wiki!
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>>
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>>
>
>

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Re: \sqrt[a]{b} with a more than one digit

[Hans Hagen]

On 9/23/2013 5:43 PM, Alan Bowen wrote:
> Xan—I misunderstood. You are right. The latest beta does not allow
> numerical roots higher than the 9th. Grouping the digits—as in
> $\sqrt[{12}]{…}$ does not help.

will be fixed but uploaded next week


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