Math

To the power of, when there's a decimal place, is roots

Since it is 2^0.85, it can be simplified into (2^0.01)^85, which is the hundredth power of 2, to the power of 85

Which is then simplified further by dividing 85 and 100 until you get the smallest whole numbers, in this case dividing by 5 to get 17 and 20

Oh wait I meant (20th root of 2) to the power of 17 I mixed it up

Wat…

Okay picture this

2^6 is 64, right?

The square root of 64 is 8, right?

Ya

(2^6)^(1/2)

2^3, by power of powers rule

2^3=8

And what's the cube root of 64?

It's 4 if u don't know

And that is (2^6)^(1/3)

Which, by power of powers rule, is 2^2

my brain currently not working 

It committed suicide 

So 2^(1/2) is square root of 2, 3^(1/7) is 7th root of 3, and so on

And to get a number like 3^(3/4), you have to do 3^(1/4) times 3^3, which is the fourth root of 3, cubed