Question

#MOOC question: which is the correct answer for the initial IDLE practice exercise #3?
>>> 23.0**5
6436343.0
>>> 23**0.5
4.795831523312719

Answer 1

I also am unsure how to tackle question #4 ...

Answer 2

i figured out #3 ... still unsure about #4.

Answer 3

23**0.5 is 23 to the 1/5th power....

For No 4 just type in the formula at the bottom but substitute a,b,c with the given numbers.

Answer 4

Isn't 23**0.5 is 23 to the 1/2th power?

Answer 5

Yes, sorry...:-)

Answer 6

ie square root

Answer 7

Thanks estudier!

Answer 8

yw

Answer 9

Aha! So when I needed to do square root I imported math and then did sqrt, but this is much more elegant. I'd forgotten my math, thanks!