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Yes, the square root is equivalent to an exponent of 1/2.Suppose the exponent is a rational number of the form p/q where p and q are integers and q > 0. Then x^(p/q) = (the qth root of x) raised to the power p

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(the qth root of (x raised to the power p).

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a square root can be expressed as an exponent. i.e. 3^1/2 is the square root of three

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