SOLUTION: what is the answer to (243) with an exponent of 2/5

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Question 263685: what is the answer to (243) with an exponent of 2/5
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, richwmiller:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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what is the answer to (243) with an exponent of 2/5
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(243)^(2/5) = ?
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The 5 in the denominator means "take the 5th root".
The 2 in the numerator means "square".
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Taking the 5th root first you get:
(243)^(2/5) = 3^2
Now squaring gives you
3^2 = 9
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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243^(2/5)
the 2 means squared
the 1/5 means the fifth root
root%285%2C243%5E2%29
243^2=59049
59049^1/5=9
root%285%2C243%5E2%29=9