3x^6
5x5x5
This expression would be 3x-7.
The base is the repeated factor. The exponent tells how many times the base is repeated.
3n-9
7
5x5x5
5x^3
An exponent.
The exponent.
125
8x^4
7/ 3/
A cube is a product in which a number is a factor three times. An example: 3 x 3 x 3 = 27
a^17 x b^14 where ^ means "raised to the power of.."
This expression would be 3x-7.
The algebraic expression for "five more than three times some number" is 3x + 5, where x represents the unknown number.
3x +3