Understanding Exponents

What is another term for exponents used in many countries?

• Divisors

• Factors

• Multiplicands

• Indices

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What do exponents tell us to do with a number?

• Add it to itself

• Divide it by itself

• Multiply it by itself a certain number of times

• Subtract it from itself

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What operation do exponents perform?

• Repeated addition

• Division

• Repeated multiplication

• Subtraction

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What is the base in an exponent?

• The number that is multiplied repeatedly

• The number that is added repeatedly

• The number that is subtracted

• The number that is divided

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What is the power in an exponent?

• The number that dictates how many times to subtract the base

• The number that dictates how many times to multiply the base

• The number that dictates how many times to divide the base

• The number that dictates how many times to add the base

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How is an exponent typically written when input into a computer?

• Using the multiplication symbol

• Using the caret symbol

• Using the addition symbol

• Using the division symbol

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What symbol is commonly used for exponents in computer programming?

• Ampersand (&)

• Percent (%)

• Caret (^)

• Asterisk (*)

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What must be careful about when writing exponents by hand?

• Not to omit the base

• Not to confuse them with division symbols

• Not to confuse them with two-digit numbers

• Not to write them too large

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Why do exponents not have the commutative property?

• Because the order of multiplication does not matter

• Because the base and power can be interchanged without changing the result

• Because exponents are always even numbers

• Because changing the order of the base and power changes the result

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What demonstrates that exponents are not commutative?

• The power can be omitted without affecting the result

• 2 to the power of 5 equals 5 to the power of 2

• 2 to the power of 5 does not equal 5 to the power of 2

• The base can be switched with the power without changing the outcome

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