Exponents and Perfect Squares Math 6

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What is an exponent?

Back

An exponent is a number that shows how many times to use the base in a multiplication. For example, in 2^3, 2 is the base and 3 is the exponent, meaning 2 is multiplied by itself 3 times (2 x 2 x 2 = 8).

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What is a perfect square?

Back

A perfect square is a number that can be expressed as the product of an integer with itself. For example, 16 is a perfect square because it can be written as 4 x 4.

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Calculate 5^2.

Back

5^2 = 25.

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What is the value of 3^4?

Back

3^4 = 81.

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If the area of a square is 36 square units, what is the length of one side?

Back

The length of one side is 6 units, because 6 x 6 = 36.

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What is the value of 2^5?

Back

2^5 = 32.

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Calculate 12^2.

Back

12^2 = 144.

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What is the relationship between exponents and multiplication?

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Exponents represent repeated multiplication. For example, a^n means 'a multiplied by itself n times'.

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What is the square root of 49?

Back

The square root of 49 is 7, because 7 x 7 = 49.

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If x^2 = 64, what is the value of x?

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x = 8 or x = -8.