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a^b=b where a and b are different numbers

 Apr 22, 2014

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a^b=b where a and b are different numbers

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Let a = √(2) .....let b = 2

Then....... (√(2))2 = 2

Note that a, b ARE "different," since √(2) ≠ 2

(You didn't specify that "a" had to be an integer, only a "number"!!) 

 Apr 22, 2014
 #1
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Best Answer

a^b=b where a and b are different numbers

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Let a = √(2) .....let b = 2

Then....... (√(2))2 = 2

Note that a, b ARE "different," since √(2) ≠ 2

(You didn't specify that "a" had to be an integer, only a "number"!!) 

CPhill Apr 22, 2014

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