document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=568938>Question 568938</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How to calculate -10 ^ 0.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-10 Power 0.5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #367169 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=367169\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (-10) ^ .5 is the same as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-10) ^ (1/2) which is the same as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sqrt (-10) which is not a real number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "- (10)^.5 is the same as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- (10)^(1/2) which is the same as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- sqrt(10) which you can solve using the square root function of your calculator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the answer becomes 3.16227766.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you confirm this is the answer by squaring it to get back to 10.\r<BR>\n" );
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