And what is even more instructive, to get them to find (0.1)^(1/2),
(0.1)^(1/10), (0.1)^(1/100),..., since that addresses the common
misconception that the root of a number is always less than the number...
Altogether, an example of "appropriate use of technology."
mark snyder
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