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What is 2 3/2 equal to?

What is 2 3/2 equal to?-example-1

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Answer:

(a) √8

Explanation:

You want to know the radical equivalent to 2^(3/2).

Indices

The relationship of indices to radicals is ...


\large{\sqrt[n]{a^m}}={a^{(m)/(n)}

Application

The given expression can be rewritten as ...


2^{(3)/(2)}=\sqrt[2]{2^3}=\boxed{\sqrt[2]{8}}

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Additional comment

When the index of the radical is 2, it is usually left off. The radical can be simplified by removing the perfect square factor.


\sqrt[2]{8}=√(8)=2√(2)

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