Thread: Index Notation

I think im just being stupid, but i can't get my head around a index calculation:

(27/8)^2/3

Im just not sure exactly how to do these types, i know 27^2/3 would be 9, but i don't see what it would be when its a fraction, this is supposed to be done without a calculator.

Originally Posted by Joluk

I think im just being stupid, but i can't get my head around a index calculation:

(27/8)^2/3

Im just not sure exactly how to do these types, i know 27^2/3 would be 9, but i don't see what it would be when its a fraction, this is supposed to be done without a calculator.

We know that

(with suitable conditions on a, b, and n.)

So


-Dan

Ahhh, *bangs head against desk*

Thanks

Originally Posted by Joluk

Ahhh, *bangs head against desk*

Thanks

Happens to the best of us...

-Dan