Question

What does the denominator of a rational exponent represent? 15 POINTS

Answer 1

The denominator of a fractional exponent represents the degree of root.

For example

$x^{\frac{1}{3}} = \sqrt[3]{x}\\x^{\frac{1}{4}} = \sqrt[4]{x}\\x^{\frac{1}{5}} = \sqrt[5]{x}$