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Introduction What is an exponent? An exponent is a number that tells us to repeat a certain operation a specific number of times. For example, 2 raised t...
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Introduction What is an exponent? An exponent is a number that tells us to repeat a certain operation a specific number of times. For example, 2 raised t...
What is an exponent?
An exponent is a number that tells us to repeat a certain operation a specific number of times. For example, 2 raised to the power of 3 means to multiply 2 by itself 3 times.
What is a power?
A power is a number that tells us to multiply a number by itself a specific number of times. For example, 2 raised to the power of 4 means to multiply 2 by itself 4 times.
The connection between exponents and powers:
An exponent tells us how many times to multiply a number by itself. For example, if you have 2 raised to the power of 3, you can think of it as multiplying 2 by itself 3 times: 2 * 2 * 2 = 8.
Examples:
2 raised to the power of 4 = 16 (multiply 2 by itself 4 times)
3 raised to the power of 5 = 243 (multiply 3 by itself 5 times)
4 raised to the power of 6 = 4096 (multiply 4 by itself 6 times)
Learning objectives:
Define exponents and powers.
Explain the connection between exponents and powers.
Use exponents to solve mathematical problems