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Rational Result? Ridiculous! (Posted on 2004-12-20)

Can an irrational number, raised to an irrational power, give a rational result?

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re: I can't belive that no one figured it out yet!!! It is so easy!!!

| Comment 18 of 20 |

sqrt(10)^sqrt(10) = 10^(sqrt(10)/2), or 38.1187657447... according to my TI-89.

Posted by Matt on 2005-01-27 23:15:57

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