Westonci.ca offers quick and accurate answers to your questions. Join our community and get the insights you need today. Explore comprehensive solutions to your questions from knowledgeable professionals across various fields on our platform. Get quick and reliable solutions to your questions from a community of experienced experts on our platform.

write a power represented with a positive base and a positive exponent whose value is less than the base

Sagot :

You mean situation, when  a^b < a. 
There are two ways:
[tex]a^b < a^1 \\ b<1 [/tex]
But exponent function a^b has to be increasing so a>1 
So first solution:  a>1 and 0<b<1.  Examples:
[tex]5^{\frac{1}{2}} < 5 \\ 120^{\frac{1}{12}} < 120[/tex]

and second way:
[tex]a^b < a^1 \\ b>1[/tex]
Exponent function a^b has to be decreasing, so  0<a<1  
Second solution:  a<1 and b>1. Examples:
[tex]\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right)^{12} < \dfrac{1}{2} \\ \\ \left(\dfrac{12}{39}\right)^{16\frac{1}{2}} < \dfrac{12}{39}[/tex]