Interpreting Rational (Fraction) Exponents
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- To know how rational exponents work, first we have to be able to take roots of an integer. We will start simple, with the square root. The square root of xxx is denoted x\sqrt{x…
By Qinzhuo Zhang, Harrison Grodin, Brian Chen
- Rational exponents are obviously exponents with rational powers. This can take form of am/na^{m/n}am/n where a,m,na,m,na,m,n are integers and m,nm,nm,n are relatively prime. Tak…
By Hyunwoo (David) Lee
- The best way to think about roots of higher order is to turn them into fractional exponents. Here is what I mean: x=x1/2 x3=x1/3 xn=x1/n\sqrt x=x^{1/2}\;\;\;\sqrt[3]x=x^{1/3}\;\…
By Ben Ferrara