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5. Click the Add menu item and to the right of the quotient you just created,
click to position the plus sign.
6. Click the Quotient menu item and position it after the plus sign. Resize it so
that it is the same size as the first quotient area.
7. Click the Value menu and position the field in the numerator area of the
second quotient. Click in the field and type 2.
8. Click the Power menu item and position it to the upper right of the Nu-
merator field. Click in the field and type 3 for the exponent.
9. Click the Value menu and position the field in the denominator area of the
second quotient. Click in the field and type 5 as the value.
10. To calculate the value, click on the button with the equal sign. You see the
answer in the field to the right of the button.
Note
As you go, it is not necessary to start from scratch. If you press the Shift key and click on the left
mouse button, you can delete items. You can then insert new items. To change a value in the field,
just activate the field and use the Backspace key to delete the number in the field.
Conclusion
In this chapter, you have explored how to use sets to help you conceptualize the
relationships between groups of numbers. Among the key concepts in this
respect are unions and intersections. You also made use of subsets and dis-
junctions. While sets prove endlessly engaging, other equally engaging topics also
prove useful when working with relationships between numbers. In this respect,
you explored exponents. Exponents allow you to represent how numbers can be
raised to powers. Through negative values, they also allow you to create the
inverses of values. Working with basic exponents enables you to use powers of
ten in conjunction with rational representations of numbers to express extremely
large and extremely small values. Along with this discussion, you explored the
uses of absolute values, which enable you to view both negative and positive
distances in terms of absolutes relative to zero. Finally, you investigated the use of
roots and radicals to complement and extend the use of exponents.
