Question

What is the equivalent of 243 to the power of (2/5)

Answer 1

(243)^(2/5) = ?
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The 5 in the denominator means "take the 5th root".
The 2 in the numerator means "square".

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Taking the 5th root first you get:
(243)^(2/5) = 3^2
Now squaring gives you
3^2 = 9

So the answer is 9.

Hope this helps :)
~Davinia.