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by II » Sat Jan 05, 2008 6:56 pm
Just wondering how likely it is to come across fractional exponents (e.g. 4^1/2) in the GMAT ?

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by StarDust845 » Sun Jan 06, 2008 4:52 pm
It's quite possible I would assume, as it is not a different concept than what we already know.

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by Matt@VeritasPrep » Fri Aug 18, 2017 1:25 pm
Very likely, they are totally in bounds. I wouldn't lose too much sleep over them, though: just remember how exponents interact (addition and subtraction) and you should be OK.