Does itex a^(1/(2)^1/2) make sense?

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a^(1/(2)^1/2))

that is a raised to the power 1/underroot(2)
 

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Yes, because it's just [tex]$a^{\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}}$[/tex]. Although, underroot doesn't make much sense.

How do you get inline TeX?
 
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use "itex" instead of "tex"
 

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