'use strict'; function factory (type, config, load, typed) { var collection = load(require('../../type/collection')); /** * Calculate the nth root of a value. * The principal nth root of a positive real number A, is the positive real * solution of the equation * * x^root = A * * For matrices, the function is evaluated element wise. * * Syntax: * * math.nthRoot(a) * math.nthRoot(a, root) * * Examples: * * math.nthRoot(9, 2); // returns 3, as 3^2 == 9 * math.sqrt(9); // returns 3, as 3^2 == 9 * math.nthRoot(64, 3); // returns 4, as 4^3 == 64 * * See also: * * sqrt, pow * * @param {Number | BigNumber | Boolean | Array | Matrix | null} a * Value for which to calculate the nth root * @param {Number | BigNumber | Boolean | null} [root=2] The root. * @return {Number | Complex | Array | Matrix} Returns the nth root of `a` */ var nthRoot = typed('nthRoot', { 'number': function (x) { return _nthRoot(x, 2); }, 'number, number': _nthRoot, 'BigNumber': function (x) { return _bigNthRoot(x, new type.BigNumber(2)); }, 'BigNumber, BigNumber': _bigNthRoot, 'Array | Matrix': function (x) { return collection.deepMap(x, nthRoot); }, 'Array | Matrix, any': function (x, root) { return collection.deepMap2(x, root, nthRoot); }, 'any, Array | Matrix': function (x, root) { return collection.deepMap2(x, root, nthRoot); } }); return nthRoot; /** * Calculate the nth root of a for BigNumbers, solve x^root == a * http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Nth_root#JavaScript * @param {BigNumber} a * @param {BigNumber} root * @private */ function _bigNthRoot(a, root) { var zero = new type.BigNumber(0); var one = new type.BigNumber(1); var inv = root.isNegative(); if (inv) root = root.negated(); if (root.isZero()) throw new Error('Root must be non-zero'); if (a.isNegative() && !root.abs().mod(2).equals(1)) throw new Error('Root must be odd when a is negative.'); // edge cases zero and infinity if (a.isZero()) return zero; if (!a.isFinite()) { return inv ? zero : a; } var x = one; // Initial guess var i = 0; var iMax = 100; do { var xPrev = x; var delta = a.div(x.pow(root.minus(1))).minus(x).div(root); x = x.plus(delta); i++; } while (!x.equals(xPrev) && i < iMax); return inv ? one.div(x) : x; } } /** * Calculate the nth root of a, solve x^root == a * http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Nth_root#JavaScript * @param {number} a * @param {number} root * @private */ function _nthRoot(a, root) { var inv = root < 0; if (inv) root = -root; if (root === 0) throw new Error('Root must be non-zero'); if (a < 0 && (Math.abs(root) % 2 != 1)) throw new Error('Root must be odd when a is negative.'); // edge cases zero and infinity if (a == 0) return 0; if (!Number.isFinite(a)) { return inv ? 0 : a; } var epsilon = 1e-16; var x = 1; // Initial guess var i = 0; var iMax = 100; do { var delta = (a / Math.pow(x, root - 1) - x) / root; x = x + delta; i++; } while (Math.abs(delta) > epsilon && i < iMax); return inv ? 1 / x : x; } exports.name = 'nthRoot'; exports.factory = factory;