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Why is $\pi$ irrational if it is represented as $c/d$?
$\pi$ can be represented as $C/D$, and $C/D$ is a fraction, and the definition of an irrational number is that it cannot be represented as a fraction.
Then why is $\pi$ an irrational number?
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Can you raise a number to an irrational exponent?
The way that I was taught it in 8th grade algebra, a number raised to a fractional exponent, i.e. $a^\frac x y$ is equivalent to the denominatorth root of the number raised to the numerator, i.e. ...
