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GymNat1 (Guest)
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 Dec-28-00, 07:13 PM (EST)
 
"irrational number to an irrational number is rational"
 
   i don't understand the leap from b^b^b to b^b2. i originally thought it might have something to do with 2^(1/2)=2/(2^(1/2)). sorry for the horrible carrots and parentheses but i don't have access to a square root sign.

anyway i was hoping you could explain this to me bettter cause i am unclear how this goes. also....the way it is written on your page makes it jump a line in the middle of an expression. i would avoid this at all cost if you could...it just creates confusion..... Nat, graduate BYU math department.


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1. "RE: irrational number to an irrational number is rational"
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   Your browser must be malfunctioning. The actual line says b^b^b = b^(b^2). The same is true of your second remark. I have verified the html syntax with a special "spelling" checker and also displayed the page in Netscape Communicator 6.2. It looks just fine. In IE5 it is as you report, which is I am helpless to do anything about. If you know html, have a look at the source: (b<sup>b</sup>)<sup>b</sup> = b<sup>b<sup>2</sup></sup>.


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