How do you write with fractional exponents $(sqrt t)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-05-25T00:02:32

$sqrt(t) = t^(1/2)$

One law of exponents is $(x^a)^b = x^(ab)$

So we find:

$(t^(1/2))^2 = t^(1/2*2) = t^1 = t$

...as we would expect for a square root.

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