When you have a negative exponent on, say, 4, it will be written 4^-2 You basically take the reciprocal of it and change the exponent to a positive one. 4^-2 would be 1/4^2
Squared implies exponent = 2.
It is: 21a exponent 6
4
5x^2(x^2 + 5)
4 is the base, 2 is the exponent.
An exponent is 1; 16 = 16^1
When you have a negative exponent on, say, 4, it will be written 4^-2 You basically take the reciprocal of it and change the exponent to a positive one. 4^-2 would be 1/4^2
Squared implies exponent = 2.
It is: 21a exponent 6
4
5x^2(x^2 + 5)
The expression "2 times 2" equals 4. In terms of exponents, 4 can be expressed as (2^2). Therefore, the exponent of 2 in this context is 2.
2^2
A base number is the value to the power of the exponent. For example, in 2^4, 2 is the base number and 4 is the exponent.
(4x^-4)^-2 = ?
4 = 2 * 2 = 22