Exponents

Whole numbers, negative integers, rationals, irrationals.

bx    b>0 → bx>0
exponent
x
2x ex 3x 10x
-3 1/8 =.125 1/e3 ≈0.04978 1/27 =.037 1/1000 =0.001
-2 1/4 =.25 1/e2 ≈0.1353 1/9 =.1 1/100 =0.01
-1 1/2 =0.5 1/e ≈0.3678 1/3 =.3 1/10 =0.1
0 1 1 1 1
1/3 =∛ 21/3=∛2 ≈1.260 ∛e ≈1.395 ∛3 ≈1.442 ∛10 ≈2.154
1/2 =√ 21/2=20.5=√2 ≈1.414 √e ≈1.648 √3 ≈1.732 √10 ≈3.162
1 2 e ≈2.71828 3 10
2 4 e2 ≈7.389 9 100
5/2 =2.5 22.5 ≈5.656 e2.5 ≈12.182 32.5 ≈15.588 102.5 ≈316.22
e ≈2.71828 2e ≈6.581 ee ≈15.15 3e ≈19.81 10e ≈522.7
3 8 e3 ≈20.085 27 1000
π ≈3.141592 2π ≈8.82 eπ ≈23.141 3π ≈31.544 10π ≈1385.46
4 16 e4 ≈54.598 81 10000
5 32 e5 ≈148.41 243 100000

b>0 → bx>0

Going down are increasing exponents, so increasing values.
Going across are increasing bases, so increasing values.

Rational exponent:
bn/d = d√(bn) = (d√b)n
Ex.    b5/2 = √(b5) = (√b)5
Ex.    b5/3 = ∛(b5) = (∛b)5