What is 2 to the 3rd power times 2 to the 2nd power times 2 to the negative 1 power?

Answer 1

Oh, dude, you're hitting me with some math here. So, when you multiply powers with the same base, you just add the exponents. So, 2 to the 3rd power times 2 to the 2nd power is like 2 to the 5th power. Then, when you divide by 2 to the negative 1 power, it's like subtracting the exponent, so you get 2 to the 6th power. Math, man, it's wild.

Answer 2

2 cubed )2^3) is 8, 2 squared (2^2) is 4, and 2 to the negative 1 power is done by thinking of a fraction. We know that any whole number can be made into a fraction, like 2 is 2/1. Well when we have negative exponents, these are solved by putting those numbers to negative powers into the bottom. So (2^-1)/1 would be changed to 1/(2^1) or 1/2. So if we now multiply these three numbers, we get 16.

Answer 3

That's equal to 2 to the power (add the exponents).