How did we know not to multiply 32 x 1/5 which would not give you the power of 2 but 6.4 ? I thought that when its "power to the power of" you just multiply the two
Think of it this way: the powers have to be on the same "level" to be multiplied together. 10^32^(1/5) is the base number and 2 different tiers of exponents. But in 10^(2^5)^1/5), the 5 and 1/5 are actually on the same level of exponent, although the image doesn't quite make that clear. You can't multiply 32 and 1/5th for the same reason that in a problem like 3^2 you don't multiple 3 and 2 to get your answer.
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How did we know not to multiply 32 x 1/5 which would not give you the power of 2 but 6.4 ? I thought that when its "power to the power of" you just multiply the two
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