Select the correct answer. When Matt rewrote the given expression, he got 18. (36) 1/2 Which statement is correct? Matt rewrote

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Select the correct answer. When Matt rewrote the given expression, he got 18. (36) 1/2 Which statement is correct? Matt rewrote

the expression incorrectly. The expression is equivalent to 6. Matt rewrote the expression incorrectly. The expression is equivalent to 9. Matt rewrote the expression correctly. Matt rewrote the expression incorrectly. The expression is equivalent to 1/18

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sammy [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-20T03:49:30+03:00

sammy [17]3 years ago

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Answer: Choice A) He wrote it incorrectly. He should have gotten 6.

This is because exponents of 1/2 are the same as square roots.

$(36)^{1/2} = \sqrt{36} = 6$

Matt probably thought it was 36 times 1/2, which may explain how he got 18.