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How do you use exponent in a sentence?
The square of a number can be represented by writing the number with an exponent of 2, whereas the square root of the number is represented by writing the number with an exponent of 1/2.
What is an irrational exponent?
It means that it is an exponent, and that it is not a rational number - i.e., one that can be written as a fraction of two integers.
Which exponent gives the square of the reciprocal of a number?
The relevant exponent is -2.
What is the definition of base number?
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.
Is 2 by the power of 5 an exponent?
In the number 25 the exponent is 5. Whereas, 2 is the base.
Is a number with 2 or more factors an exponent?
No. An exponent is the degree to which a number is multiplied by itself. For example in 23 the 3 is the exponent. 23 is equal to 2x2x2.
When is the exponent positive?
An exponent is positive when the number being raised to that exponent is greater than 0. For example, in the expression 2^3, the exponent is positive because 2 is a positive number.
What happens if your number has a negative exponent?
That number becomes an exponent. For example, 5 to the -2 power is 1/25
Meanning of positive exponent?
An exponent is the power that a number is raised to. For instance, in the expression 3^2 ("three squared"), 2 is the "exponent" and 3 is the "base." A positive exponent just means that the power is a positive number. For instance, the following expression does not involve a positive exponent: 3^(-2). Horses rule!!!!!
What is 3 with -2 exponent?
5
What is the multiple expressed by an exponent?
An exponent indicates how many times a number (base) should be multiplied by itself. For example, 2^3 means 2 x 2 x 2, which equals 8. So, the multiple expressed by an exponent is the result of multiplying the base number by itself the number of times specified by the exponent.
What number has the prime factorization of 2 to the exponent of 2 x 3 x 5 to the exponent of 2 x 7?
32
