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Existence of nth Roots of Positive Reals

The Completeness Axiom helps us prove the existence of nth roots of positive real numbers, but the proof is quite challenging.

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The existence of nth roots, including the square root of two, is ultimately based on the continuity of power functions with positive integer exponents. — Ultimately, the continuity of $f(x)=x^{2}$ at $x=\sqrt{2}$ allows us to prove the existence of $\sqrt{2}$ . Later, the argument is based on the Intermediate Value Theorem. In this article, the argument is

f(x)=x^{2} — Ultimately, the continuity of $f(x)=x^{2}$ at $x=\sqrt{2}$ allows us to prove the existence of $\sqrt{2}$ . Later, the argument is based on the Intermediate Value Theorem. In this article, the argument is

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