Question

I need help... on my homework it says to write each expression in radical form, or write each radical and exponential form . For one of the problems it is:
√13 How would I solve this?

Answer 1

$\bf ~\hspace{7em}\textit{rational exponents} \\\\ a^{\frac{ n}{ m}} \implies \sqrt[ m]{a^ n} ~\hspace{10em} a^{-\frac{ n}{ m}} \implies \cfrac{1}{a^{\frac{ n}{ m}}} \implies \cfrac{1}{\sqrt[ m]{a^ n}} \\\\[-0.35em] \rule{34em}{0.25pt}\\\\ \sqrt{13}\implies \sqrt[2]{13^1}\implies 13^{\frac{1}{2}}$