Exponents

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What is an exponent?

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The amount of times that a number appears as a factor in a product.

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What does 3^4 mean?

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3 multiplied by itself 4 times (3 x 3 x 3 x 3).

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Is 3^4 bigger than 4^3?

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True.

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What is 1^5?

Back

1.

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What does 'cubed' mean?

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To raise a number to the power of 3.

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What is 6 cubed?

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6^3 (6 x 6 x 6).

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How do you represent 8^6?

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8 x 8 x 8 x 8 x 8 x 8.

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What is the base in an exponent?

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The number that is being multiplied.

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What is the power in an exponent?

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The number that indicates how many times to multiply the base.

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What is 2^3?

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2 x 2 x 2 = 8.