multiply the number by itself
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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the second power means you multiply the number by itself. 32 to the second power would be 32*32. 32 to the third power would be 32*32*32
To the second power, or squared, it a phrase used to mean the number multiplied by itself. It is commonly written: 62 Where 6 can be any number. The example above equal 6 x 6 = 36.
A number to the power of 3 (colloquially to the third power) refers to raising the number by an exponent of 3. An exponent of a number represents how many times that number is multiplied by itself.For example:2 to the power of 3 is the same as 23, which is the same as 2 x 2 x 2 = 8.
2 to the second power means 2x2 (also written as 2^2) which equals 4. The big number is what you’re actually multiplying and the small number at the top (exponent/power) is how many times you’re multiplying it.
m to the second power means multiply m by itself, or m x m.