Answer
$$\frac{1}{2}=0.5$$
Work Step by Step
We are asked: 25 to what power gives us the number 5? We know that the square root of 25 is 5 and the square root is the power $1/2$. Thus:
$$25^{\frac{1}{2}}=\sqrt{25}=5$$
Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13:
978-0-13446-914-0
Chapter 3 - Section 3.1 - Exponential Functions - Exercise Set - Page 451: 98
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