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I mean, this is true for every operation once you extend it to a new domain. What is exponentiation? is 5^6 multiplying 5 for 6 times? sure, but how about 5^(
by HidyBush 4y ago
I mean, this is true for every operation once you extend it to a new domain.
What is exponentiation? is 5^6 multiplying 5 for 6 times? sure, but how about 5^(-6)? what's up with that? and 5^(1/2)? and don't get me started on 5^(2/3)
- vikingerik 4y agoThose follow. 5^(1/2) is multiplying by 5 one-halfth of a time. It is half the operation of multiplying by 5. Applying that operation twice results in 5. 5^(2/3) is two-thirds of the operation of multiplying by 5. Applying that operation three times results in multiplying by 5 for six-thirds times, or twice, and the result is 25. 5^-6 is multiplying by 5 negative-six times. What is multiplying a negative number of times? Dividing. You divide by 5 six times.