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brioux82
Mar 17, 2011, 10:34 PM
5 3/4 solve to 4 decimal places

galactus
Mar 18, 2011, 03:14 AM
Exponent? What exponent? Solve what?

Rewrite 5 and 3/4 as a decimal? 5.75

jcaron2
Mar 18, 2011, 05:22 AM
They must have meant 5^(3/4)?

If so,

\Large 5^{\frac 3 4}=\sqrt[4]{5^3}

ebaines
Mar 18, 2011, 07:15 AM
Or maybe... \frac {5^3} 4?