Question 672074
How would you define what a rational exponent is? Is there such a thing as an irrational exponent? Explain.
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Rational : any number which can be expressed in the form a/b where
a and b are integers and b is not zero.
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Yes there are irrational exponents:
Example:
2^(sqrt(3)) = 3.32199.......
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Cheers,
Stan H.