Exploring Exponents and Square Roots

What is the term used to describe repeated multiplication in an expression?

• Factorization

• Exponential notation

• Addition

• Division

In the expression 3^5, what is the base?

• 3

• 8

• 5

• 15

How can 3^5 be read?

• Three to the fourth power

• Five to the third power

• Three to the second power

• Three to the fifth power

Where is the exponent written in exponential form?

• To the upper right of the base

• To the right of the base

• Below the base

• To the left of the base

What is another term for raising a base to the second power?

• Exponentiating

• Rooting

• Squaring

• Cubing

What is 6^2 also known as?

• Six squared

• Six cubed

• Six rooted

• Six exponentiated

What is the opposite of squaring a number?

• Multiplying

• Taking its square root

• Exponentiating

• Cubing

What is the index for cube roots?

• 5

• 3

• 2

• 4

What is the cube root of 64?

• 2

• 6

• 8

• 4

What is the principal square root of 36?

• 18

• -6

• 12

• 6