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What are Exponents?

We can do this with any numbers...

3 x 3 x 3 x 3 (four of them) = 3^4 = 81

 

5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 (ten of them) = 5^10 = 9,765,625

These critters can get pretty big!

TRY IT:


Expand out		3^2
and find the answer.

Expand out		7^5
and find the answer.

Here are some terms to learn:

in 3^4, the base is 3 and the exponent (or power) is 4

 

YOUR TURN:

Expand this out and find the answer:

4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4