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Ah, a half power is like giving x a gentle hug and telling it to take a deep breath. It means finding the square root of x, which is like finding the number that, when multiplied by itself, equals x. So, x to the half power is just a way of saying the square root of x, allowing us to simplify and understand things in a beautiful way.

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x^(1/2) means the 'square root of 'x''.

Similarly

x^(1/3) means the 'cube root of x'.

x^(1/4) the fourth root of 'x.

et seq.,

e.g.

x = 16^(1/2) = +/-4

x = 27^(1/3) = 3

x = 81^(1/4) = +/-3

x ^(0.5) also means the square root as 0.5 = 1/2

similarly x^(0.333....) = cube root of 'x' as 0.3333.... = 1/3

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lenpollock

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x1/2 means the same as square root of x.

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