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It represents the ratio between the numerator and the denominator. It is totally misleading to suggest that it represent anything like "parts of a whole". The ratio of the surface area of a sphere to its volume is 3/r. In this expression 3 parts out of the "total" radius is not a particularly meaningful or useful concept.
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What is nominator and denominator?
In a fraction, the numerator represent the part out of the denominator which represents the total. Neither need be rational (or even real).
What does the denominator of a fractional exponent represent?
It represents the order of the root that needs to be calculated. A denominator of 2 means a square root. A denominator of 3 means a cube root. And so on.
How do you use an exponent to represent a number such as 16?
How do you use an exponent to represent a number such as 16
What is rationalize a denominator?
process by which a fraction containing radicals in the denominator is rewritten to have only rational numbers in the denominator.
How do you determine the values for which a rational expression is undefined?
A rational expression is not defined whenever the denominator of the expression equals zero. These will be the roots or zeros of the denominator.
