YX/√(Y) = YX-1√(Y); Y ≠ 0
24/√(2) = 16/√(2) = 8√(2) = 11.3137085...
23 = 8; 4 - 1 = 3
36/√(3) = 729/√(3) = 243√(3) = 420.8883462...
35 = 243; 6 - 1 = 5
57/√(5) = 78,125/√(5) = 15,625√(5) = 34,938.56215...
56 = 15,625; 7 - 1 = 6
813/√(81) = 531,441/9 = 6,561 × 9 = 59,049
812 = 6,561; 3 - 1 = 2
(This time, Y = 81 & that number has a rational square root, which is 9!)
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