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Exponents & Powers

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Concept

Evaluate expressions involving powers and exponents.

Walkthrough

Evaluate 2⁵.

  1. 1.An exponent means repeated multiplication of the base by itself.
  2. 2.2⁵ means 2 multiplied by itself 5 times: 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2.
  3. 3.Compute step by step: 2 × 2 = 4, then 4 × 2 = 8, then 8 × 2 = 16, then 16 × 2 = 32.
  4. 4.So 2⁵ = 32.
  5. 5.Verify: 2¹ = 2, 2² = 4, 2³ = 8, 2⁴ = 16, 2⁵ = 32.

Answer

32

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