document.write( "Question 1148431: Find the exponential function
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document.write( "From the given part,\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"1%2F16\" = \"a%5E2\". \r\n" );
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document.write( "It gives the ANSWER  a = \"sqrt%281%2F16%29\" = \"1%2F4\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that the base of the exponential function must be positive real number;\r\n" );
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document.write( "therefore, of the two values of  \"sqrt%281%2F16%29\" = +/- \"1%2F4\"  I chose the positive value in my answer.\r\n" );
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