when they say a number is "to a power" like "5 to the second power" its the same thing as 52 read "5 squared" to solve this all you have to do is 5x5=25.
if you have "3 to the fourth power" you would do 34 which is the same as 3x3x3x3=81.
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That would be two. Two to the second power is 4.
It is the square: the variable multiplied by itself.
A variable raised to the second power would be refered to as "squared." Some math-based programs like Excel let you enter a power with a carot, ie, "(variable name)^2" if you want to calculate the answer.
it means to multiply by the same number. for example: 5 to the second power is 25 because 5 times 5 is 25.
power in a math term is when you multiply the exponents