Answer to Question #222687 in Algebra for hamid

Question

What is physical meaning/significance of the FRACTIONAL power of a number. E.g

In 2^1/2 what the power 1/2 does with with 2. Thanks

Answer 1

The fractional power of a number is a method of expressing both root and power of the number together. For instance 2^½ means that you find the square root of 2^1

The Physical meaning/significance of using fractional power is to simplify the notation of expressing roots and powers together.