Mathematics A-Level
Rational exponent
What Rational exponent means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Rational exponent
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An exponent that is a fraction, where a^(1/n) is the nth root of a and a^(m/n) is the nth root of a raised to the power m.
Topics that use Rational exponent
- B: Algebra and functions (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Asymptote
- Asymptotes
- Completing the square
- Composite function
- Conjugate
- critical values
- direct proportion
- Discriminant
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