How do you simplify $36^{\frac{1}{2}}$ $36^(1/2)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-09-05T23:30:02

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

recall: law of indices: $x^{\frac{1}{2}} = \sqrt{x}$ $x^(1/2) = sqrtx$

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

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