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What are the advantages of using a number base 60 as opposed to a number base 10 or 100?
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60 has a lot of factors. For example 20, 30 so it is easy to divide things into thirds or halves or other fractions of 60. That made a good system to use for trade and commerce. It was used by the Sumerians and then inherited by the Babylonians.
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A number that is expressed using an exponent?
base
What are numbers expressed using exponents called?
Numbers expressed using exponents are called powers. When writing a number expressed as an exponent, the number is called the base. For example, in 23 two is the base.
What is a base 3 number?
the base number
What is the bottom number in exponential form called?
The number that is being modified (8 in the following model) is referred to as the base number, or simply, base. Base Number----> 81 <------ Exponent
What does base and exponet mean?
Base and exponent are the two parts of a power. The base is the lower left, normal-sized, number. The exponent is the upper-right, small (i.e., superscript) number. For example, in: 34 3 is the base, 4 is the exponent. In the simplest case, a power specifies a repeated multiplication. The base tells you what number to multiply by itself, the exponent tells you how many times to multiply it. Thus, 34 = 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 (that is, multiply 3 by itself, using the number 4 times as a factor)
What are the advantages of using base 10 for people?
Some advantages of uisng base 10 for people are that for a number like 57, you can just say 57 instead of 111001. Also, humans have 10 finger to count on.=P
A number that is expressed using an exponent?
base
When using exponents what is the whole number called?
The base.
When using correct scientific notation the base number must fall between what numbers?
The base number must be 10.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of quinary number system?
or Base 5 Advantages Count on ones fingers or toes [advantage disappears after 20.] Disadvantages No one knows it Uses far more digits than base 10
What are numbers expressed using exponents called?
Numbers expressed using exponents are called powers. When writing a number expressed as an exponent, the number is called the base. For example, in 23 two is the base.
What is a number or expression using a base and an exponent?
Most likely it is a logarithm.
How do you Write the number 6 using an exponent and base 6?
6^1
What is a number that is written using the base-ten place value system?
a decimal
Computers express numbers in what format?
The format by which computers express number is hexadecimal format. In this format the base of numbers is 16 as opposed to 10.
What are the advantages of mosfet?
mosfet base power inverter of advantages and disaadvantages
How many times do you have to neutralizer bases using an acid?
The number of moles of acid and the base should be equal to neutralize. (So the number of moles of base is needed to answer this correctly)
