Solution 3.1:8b
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| + | it becomes clear that 7 is larger than <math>\sqrt{7}</math>, because both numbers have the same base, 7, which is larger than 1 and the exponent 1 is greater than 1/2.  | ||
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If we write the numbers in power form,
| \displaystyle \sqrt{7}=7^{1/2}\quad and \displaystyle \quad 7=7^1\,, | 
it becomes clear that 7 is larger than \displaystyle \sqrt{7}, because both numbers have the same base, 7, which is larger than 1 and the exponent 1 is greater than 1/2.
