Raising a number to the second power means you are squaring the number, multiplying it by itself. 2 squared= 2*2=4
3 squared=3*3=9
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Is basically doubling the number. For example 2 to the second power is 4.
That is also called "squaring the number", or "raising the number to the second power".
multiply the number by itselfRaising a number to the second power means you are squaring the number, multiplying it by itself. 2 squared= 2*2=43 squared=3*3=9
Raising a number to the third power is referred to as cubed.
Raising a number to the power of 1 doesn't change the number.