SOLUTION: How would you define what a rational exponent is? Is there such thing as an irrational exponent?
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Question 486517: How would you define what a rational exponent is? Is there such thing as an irrational exponent?
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Rational exponent is simply "an exponent that is a rational number." You can define irrational exponents; otherwise what would the function f(x) = a^x look like?
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