Exponents and Perfect Squares 6.4 test

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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 multiplied by itself. For example, 36 is a perfect square because it is 6 x 6.

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What is the value of 4^3?

Back

4^3 = 4 x 4 x 4 = 64.

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How do you express 7^4 in expanded form?

Back

7^4 = 7 • 7 • 7 • 7.

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What is the base in the expression 5^4?

Back

The base is the number that is being multiplied, which is 5 in this case.

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What does the exponent represent in an expression like 3^2?

Back

The exponent indicates how many times the base is multiplied by itself. In 3^2, the exponent 2 means 3 is multiplied by itself once: 3 x 3.

Front

Calculate 3^2.

Back

3^2 = 9.

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What is the perfect square of 7?

Back

The perfect square of 7 is 49, since 7 x 7 = 49.

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What is the value of 2^5?

Back

2^5 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 32.

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If 8^2 = x, what is the value of x?

Back

x = 64, since 8 x 8 = 64.

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What is the relationship between exponents and multiplication?

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