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interestingly - cymath actually does something different: https://www.cymath.com/answer.php?q=125%20%5E%20(4%2F5)
I think pedagogically, it makes sense to convert to a root? Interested in pedagogy opinions on this though
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I am not sure. Personally I always convert roots to fractional exponents where I can; I find them easier to reason about (you can use the standard exponent rules) and easier to draw. In this specific example I think cymath's approach is clearer.
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hmm interesting - I can see pros/cons either way
I'll ask Socratic's content people about it next week and get their opinion on this :) (they've both done a lot of teaching)
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If you are just learning arithmetic I guess nth-root might be less scary. Fractional exponents are a bit abstract, and mentally you usually think "ok x^3/4 is x^3 then take the 4th root". This might be one of those cases where it really depends on the context / student's preference, but I can see stronger arguments in favour of nth-roots for young students. Looking forward to hearing their opinion!
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In the case of simplifying something like (nthroot(x, 5))^3 * (nthroot(x, 5))^4
, it might be preferable to convert the roots to fractional exponents before simplifying, e.g.
x^(3/5) * x^(4/5) => x^(3/5 + 4/5) => x^((3+4)/5) => x^(7/5) => (nthroot(x, 5))^3
Another aspect of this is when render fractional exponents as roots, the exponent can be either on the inside our the outside:
(nthroot(x^3, 5)) <=> (nthroot(x, 5))^3
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