How is 9**(1/2) = 3??

Answer 1

9**2 is 9*9=81
9**(1/2) is √9=3

Answer 2

number at the power of 1/2 is square root of number

Answer 3

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Answer 4

**1/2 is square-root, know what this is?

Answer 5

** is used for power so 9**(1/2) means 9 raise to the power half which is equal to 3.

Answer 6

sorry.Its still confusing me.I am not able to understand you guys.Can you explain me in any other way?

Answer 7

yes i have understood * sign

Answer 8

how 9 raise to the power half be 3 ??

Answer 9

Ohk guys.I have understood it.
Thank You! ValentinHacker and Himanshu Anuragi

Answer 10

ok did u understand what * sign is for

Answer 11

so what it does is that it simply multiplies two numbers r8

Answer 12

single * sign stands for multiplication and double ** sign stands for exponential that is 9**(1/2) means 1/2 is raised to power of 9 .
And one thing more the output comes out 3.0 as float not 3 as integer.

Answer 13

9**(1/2) = 9½ = √9 = 3