A number in exponential form.
52 (5 is the base and 2 is the exponent or power). The 2 says to multiply 5 by itself 2 times. 5*5 = 25
4 is the base, 2 is the exponent.
The two are related. The answer could be base 2, exponent 18 or base 8, exponent 6 or base 10, exponent 5.4185 or base 262144, exponent 1 or base 68,719,476,736 and exponent 0.5
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the base and the laws of exponent
An expression using a base and exponent takes the form ( a^n ), where ( a ) is the base and ( n ) is the exponent. The base represents a number that is multiplied by itself, while the exponent indicates how many times the base is used in the multiplication. For example, in the expression ( 2^3 ), 2 is the base and 3 is the exponent, meaning ( 2 \times 2 \times 2 = 8 ).
The base could be 11 and the exponent 2, giving 112 But, it could equally be base = 14641, and exponent = 0.5, or base = 10, and exponent = 2.082785 (approx)
A base number is the value to the power of the exponent. For example, in 2^4, 2 is the base number and 4 is the exponent.
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The exponent can only be found in the context of a base. But there is no base specified and so there can be no clear answer.On possible answer is that 262144 = 512^2 so, with the base 512, the exponent is 2.
The base and its exponent are fundamental components of exponential expressions. The base is the number that is being multiplied, while the exponent indicates how many times the base is multiplied by itself. For example, in the expression (2^3), 2 is the base and 3 is the exponent, meaning 2 is multiplied by itself three times (2 × 2 × 2). This relationship highlights how exponential growth or decay occurs, with the base determining the rate of change influenced by the exponent.