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Why do whole numbers raised to an exponent get greater well fractions raised to an exponent get smaller

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Because when you raise an exponent on a fraction, it is basically dividing into itself.  Imagine 1/3 multiplied my 3 (Ans is 1), the fractions aren't whole numbers so when they multiply into another number, it uses division
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