document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=272222>Question 272222</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE can someone explain to me in easier terms how the figure 1389 is reached I cant understand how this figure is reached at all.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 63.5 + 61 = 124.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "124.53/2 = 1389.16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "124.52 will be 124.5x 124.5 but in this instance instead of the power of 2 it is the power of 3/2 a fraction which is in fact 1 1/2 (1.5).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #199235 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=199235\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 63.5 + 61 = 124.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "124.53/2 = 1389.16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "124.52 will be 124.5x 124.5 but in this instance instead of the power of 2 it is the power of 3/2 a fraction which is in fact 1 1/2 (1.5).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "124.5^(3/2); the exponent is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What this means is you cube 124.5 which is 124.5^3 = 129781.125,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and then you find the the square root of that, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28129781.125%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28129781.125%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1389.16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But you can also write the square root as an exponent ^(1/2) also means square <BR>\n" );
document.write( "root. If you cube a number then find the square root, the exponent would be ^(3/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "just like you had.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can do this easily on a good calc. Enter; 124.5^(3/2); results will be 1389.165622<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hopefully this has cleared things up for you.  <BR>\n" );
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