Because it is derived so easily from simple multiplication and division of variables. It is so very intuitive. Multiply x by x and you have x2 do it again and it's cubed etc.
the base and the laws of exponent
The components are the bases and the indices (powers).
xa divided by xb = x(a-b)
Why not? An exponent is just like any other number.
The exponent of a number says how many times to use the number in a multiplication.In this example: 82 8 × 8= 64
Answer: 1 Something like 52 is called a power. The base is 5 and the exponent is 2. If the exponent is not given it is assumed to be one, so that 760 = 7601. The exponent is 1.
As many as you like. An exponent can be irrational and so have an infinite number of digits.
As far as I know, there is no no word that describes the exponent 5, besides the phrase "raised to the fifth power".
There is only one law for exponents in division, and that is 1/ax = a-x
There is no limit to what may be used as an exponent. Even infinity can be an exponent (though some things, like 1∞ , are not defined at all, and others are themselves infinite).
you have to multiply that # twice soo like 56 with an exponent of 3 is 50 times 50
The exponent.