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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 is a difference between a picto graph and a picture graph?
a picture graph is an actual picture of the item being graphed and a picto graph is a symbol of the item being graphed
How do you identify the base and exponent in the expression two to third power?
The base is the large number, and is the number being multiplied; the exponent is the smaller number on the upper right, which says how many times the base is multiplied. 23 says that 2 is multiplied 3 times, so: 2 X 2 X 2. In this case, the base is 2, and the exponent is 3.
What is the little number above the big number?
An exponent. For example: 53 5 is the base number and the little 3 above the five is an exponent. Exponents represent the number of times the base value is multiplied by itself. So the above example shows that 5 is multiplied by itself 3 times: 5 x 5 x 5 = 53 = 125.
How do you type negative exponents into a calculator?
If your calculator is advanced, like the TI-84, there is an exponent button you can hit. Then, just Type negative and the exponent. If it is a simpler calculator, like a four-function calculator, there IS a way. By raising a number to a negative exponent, you are saying that one is being divided by that number to the positive version of that power. Ex: 5^-8 = 1/(5^8). To do this, divide one by the base, then raise it to the exponent, making sure that the exponent is POSITIVE. Also be careful that the entire denominator is in parentheses, just in case.
