How do i solve this

Question

>>> 2**5
32
>>> 9 ** (1/2)
3.0

How does the 2 asteriks works?

Answer 1

Here 2 asterisks mean y(5) is the power of x(2) like x^y = 2^5 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 = 32

same for 9 ** (1/2)

= 9^(1/2)
= 9^0.5
= 3.0

Answer 2

2 asteriks is exponential operator in maths
2**4 is same as 2^4 or 2⁴ :-

2**4 = 2*2*2*2 = 16

Answer 3

John Allen Here 1/2 means square root.

So 9**(1/2) = 3.0 (actually it's 3 but in Python it's 3.0)

check note in second section here:-

https://www.sololearn.com/learn/Python/2272/

Check this math calculation to understand what is square and square root.

https://www.mathsisfun.com/square-root.html

Answer 4

I still don't get this:

same for 9 ** (1/2)

= 9^(1/2)
= 9^0.5
= 3.0