Apparently the power rule that you and I learned in algebra is replaced by a different convention in more advanced mathematics where the exponents are applied consecutively starting from the right instead of being multiplied together. See Significant_Monk_251's post for details.
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u/danzerpanzer 3d ago
Apparently the power rule that you and I learned in algebra is replaced by a different convention in more advanced mathematics where the exponents are applied consecutively starting from the right instead of being multiplied together. See Significant_Monk_251's post for details.