5 raised to the 3rd power is 125.
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81 A number raised to the second power is the number multipled by itself twice (9*9). A number raised to the third power, is the number multipled by itself 3 times (9*9*9) and so on.
Any number raised to the power 1 is that same number, x1 = x. For example, 51 = 5.
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An expression for 5 raised to the third power or 5 cubed is 5 x 5 x 5. It simply multiplying the base number 5 three times. The result would be that 5 cubed is equal to 125.
When a number is raised to a negative exponent, it means the reciprocal of that number raised to the positive exponent. Therefore, 5 to the power of -1 is equal to 1/5, or 0.2. This is because any number raised to the power of -1 is the multiplicative inverse of that number, which is the reciprocal.