SOLUTION: Please help! In a paragraph, describe how to simplify the expression: {{{ 16^(1/2) }}} 16 to the 1/2 power.

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Question 623160: Please help! In a paragraph, describe how to simplify the expression:
+16%5E%281%2F2%29+
16 to the 1/2 power.
Answer by jsmallt9(3758) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I don't really know how to make a whole paragraph out of this:

An exponent of 1/2 means square root. So 16%5E%281%2F2%29 means sqrt%2816%29. And sqrt%2816%29 represents the positive number that you square to get 16. That number is well-known to be 4. So 16%5E%281%2F2%29+=+4