"Why do whole numbers raised to an exponent get greater, while fractions raised to an exponent get smaller?" I completely unders

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Olin [163]

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"Why do whole numbers raised to an exponent get greater, while fractions raised to an exponent get smaller?" I completely unders

tand this and know the answer but I don't know how to explain it and put it in words...

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VARVARA [1.3K] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-17T07:47:48+03:00

Say you have the fraction 1/2 to the power of 2, so 1/2^2. You could also write this down as: 1/2*(times)1/2 or 0,5*0,5. Whenever you multiply by a number smaller than one, the outcome will get smaller. Whenever you multiply by a number larger than one, the outcome will be larger.