Exponents

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What is the definition of an exponent?

Back

An exponent is a number that indicates how many times to multiply the base by itself.

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What is the base in an exponential expression?

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The base is the number that is being multiplied in an exponential expression.

Front

What is the value of 5³?

Back

125, because 5 x 5 x 5 = 125.

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How do you express 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 using exponents?

Back

4⁴.

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What is the product of 2³ and 2²?

Back

2⁵, because you add the exponents when multiplying like bases.

Front

What is the quotient of 5⁴ and 5²?

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5², because you subtract the exponents when dividing like bases.

Front

What is 10⁰?

Back

1, because any non-zero number raised to the power of zero is 1.

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What does it mean to raise a number to a negative exponent?

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Raising a number to a negative exponent means to take the reciprocal of the base raised to the opposite positive exponent.

Front

What is the value of 3^-2?

Back

1/9, because 3^-2 = 1/(3²) = 1/9.

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How do you express 6² x 6³ using exponents?

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6⁵, because you add the exponents.