Stage 24 · Exponential & Logarithmic Functions
24.1.4 What a Fractional Exponent Means
24.1 From Roots to Exponents: Completing the Power Operations
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24.1.4 What a Fractional Exponent Means
Core ideaRooting then powering merge into a single fraction, so a to the m/n power means the n-th root of a to the m-th power.
Module goal. Building on square roots and integer powers, extend exponents to fractions so every rule of powers becomes one unified system, paving the way for exponential functions