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~\hspace{7em}\textit{rational exponents} \\\\ a^{( n)/( m)} \implies \sqrt[ m]{a^ n} ~\hspace{10em} a^{-( n)/( m)} \implies \cfrac{1}{a^{( n)/( m)}} \implies \cfrac{1}{\sqrt[ m]{a^ n}} \\\\[-0.35em] \rule{34em}{0.25pt}\\\\ 36^{(1)/(2)}\implies \sqrt[2]{36^1}\implies √(6^2)\implies 6

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The answer is 6 because anything to the power of 1/2 is the square root of it
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