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In this case, a and b are numbers, but we have not been told which numbers they are. Sometimes it is useful to talk about numbers in general. Raising a to the power of b means that the number a gets multiplied by itself, a number of times that is specified by b. So for example, if a is 3 and b is 5, then 3 to the fifth power is 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3. If we do the multiplications, we would wind up with 243.
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How do you write 25 as a power?
You write it in superscore, such as b25 or B raised to the 25th power
What does it mean that a to the b power equals to b to a power?
it means that A and B have the same power
What does it mean when a base is raised to a negative exponent?
For example, 10 to the power -2 is defined as being the same as 1 divide by (10 to the power 2).Defining it this way ensures that many common rules for exponents continue being valid for all numbers, positive or negative - for example, (x to the power a) times (x to the power b) = x to the power (a + b).
What does 4 raised to the fourth power mean?
4x4x4x4
What does x is raised to the power of 1 mean?
x to the power of 1 means x
