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Why is [(-1) ^(1/2)] ^3 not equal to [(-1) ^3] ^(1/2)?
Can you explain why [(-1) ^(1/2)] ^3 is not equal to [(-1) ^3] ^(1/2)?
Sure! The reason is because when you raise a negative number to an even power, such as 1/2, it becomes an imaginary number. So, [(-1)^(1/2)] is actually equal to √(-1), which is the imaginary unit "i".