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Algebra.Com's Answer #337470 by Earlsdon(6294) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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With fractional exponents, such as $\"x%5E%281%2F3%29\"$ the number in the denominator indicates the root.
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%5E%281%2F3%29\"$ means the cube root of 3.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"256%5E%282%2F5%29\"$ means the fifth root of 256 squared. \n" ); document.write( "

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