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And exponent of -2 represents the square root
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rational numbers are commonly referred to as fractions Any root ... square root, cube root, etc can be expressed as a rational exponent sq rt of x = x1/2 cube root of x = x1/3 if there is an exponent inside the radical you can also have rational exponents with some numerator other than 1 ex 4th root of x3 = x3/4
A rational exponent means that you use a fraction as an exponent, for example, 10 to the power 1/3. These exponents are interpreted as follows, for example:10 to the power 1/3 = 3rd root of 1010 to the power 2/3 = (3rd root of 10) squared, or equivalently, 3rd root of (10 squared)
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