document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=215551>Question 215551</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello I wanted to know if I can get help with 2 expressions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Look at the expressions below.  Write a narrative description of what you would do to simplify each one.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(16)1/2 the 1/2 is small and out the top right parenthesis.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "100 this has a check mark in front that goes across the top of the hundred. I'm not sure what the symbol is called. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #162868 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=162868\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Look at the expressions below. Write a narrative description of what you would do to simplify each one. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(16)^(1/2) the 1/2 is small and out the top right parenthesis.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The \"1/2\" is an exponent; it is an instruction to you to \"take the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "square-root\" of 16, which is called the base.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So (16)^(1/2) is another way of expressing the number 4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Four is the square-root of 16 because 4*4 = 16.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "100 this has a check mark in front that goes across the top of the hundred. I'm not sure what the symbol is called.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That check mark is also a symbol for root.  Where there is no little<BR>\n" );
document.write( "index number in front of it, it means \"take the square-root\".  If there<BR>\n" );
document.write( "was an index of 3 in front it would mean \"take the cube-root\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So your problem says \"take the square-root of 100, which is 10.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is because 10*10= 100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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