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"!!)
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"!!)