Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Mathematics/2017 March 20

= March 20 =

What is the ith root of 2
I am looking for x where x^i = 2 Oh and how many roots are there? 148.182.26.69 (talk) 02:12, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
 * A countably infinite number, I do believe. --jpgordon&#x1d122;&#x1d106; &#x1D110;&#x1d107; 04:14, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
 * The values are e2kπ − i ln 2, for any integer k. Double sharp (talk) 05:32, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
 * x=2−i. Bo Jacoby (talk) 07:31, 20 March 2017 (UTC).
 * Did you mean 2(1/i) ? --CiaPan (talk) 09:58, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
 * The two expressions are equal, --JBL (talk) 12:46, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Oh, you're right! Just missed it's an imaginary number. :) --CiaPan (talk) 12:55, 22 March 2017 (UTC)