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How do you write this in index form?

How do you write this in index form?-example-1
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The general form is nthroot{a} in index form looks like this: a^(1/n).

Let's rationalize the denominator first.

Doing so, we get (1/2)sqrt{2}.

In index form, the sqrt{2} = 2^(1/2).

We now have (1/2)[2^(1/2)].

Is this clear?

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