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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Explain (a+b)^2^1+b^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Give a numerical example. Thank You. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I think you mean:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large (a + b)^{2^{1 + b^2}}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It means:  Take the value <i>b</i> and multiply it by itself forming intermediate result (1).  Add intermediate result (1) to the number 1 forming intermediate result (2).  Raise 2 to the power of intermediate result (3).  Compute the sum of <i>a</i> and <i>b</i> forming intermediate result (4).  Raise intermediate result (4) to the power of intermediate result (3).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large a = sqrt{2}\"> and let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large b = sqrt{2}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large (sqrt{2} + sqrt{2})^{2^{1 + sqrt{2}^2}}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large (sqrt{2} + sqrt{2})^{2^{1 + 2}}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large (sqrt{2} + sqrt{2})^{2^3}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large (sqrt{2} + sqrt{2})^8\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large (2 sqrt{2})^8\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 2^8 \times 2^4 = 2^{8 + 4} = 2^{12} = 4096\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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