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fractionalRoot,integralRoot


\begin{usage}
fractionalRoot(a, b, n)\\ integralRoot(a, n)
\end{usage}

\begin{signatures}
fractionalRoot: & (R, \htmlref{\texttt{Integer}}{Integer}, ...
...Root: & (R, \htmlref{\texttt{Integer}}{Integer}) $\to$\ \%\\\end{signatures}

\begin{params}
{\em a} & R & A numerator\\
{\em b} & R & A denominator\\
{\em n} & \htmlref{\texttt{Integer}}{Integer} & A multiplicity\\\end{params}

\begin{retval}
Return the root $a$\ or $a/b$\ with multiplicity $n$.
\end{retval}


Manuel Bronstein 2000-12-13