because visually, it adds another dimension to it making it a square
for example
we have a 5 unit line:
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then we square it (make it a square)
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if the unit sizes were the same then it would be a square since it's 5x5
same thing with cubing numbers, it adds a 3rd dimension to it with the same amount of units, so it makes it a cube
the exponent is 2, expressed as twenty, squared or 20 X 20.
3/4^2
An exponent is the power that a number is raised to. For instance, in the expression 3^2 ("three squared"), 2 is the "exponent" and 3 is the "base." A positive exponent just means that the power is a positive number. For instance, the following expression does not involve a positive exponent: 3^(-2). Horses rule!!!!!
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No. The exponent '2' means that the base number is squared.Examples:(3)2 means "3 squared" or 9.X2 means "X squared", or the square of whatever 'X' is.
Squared implies exponent = 2.
A squared number has an exponent of 2. So x squared = x2
8^2 = 64 The exponent is 2
When the base is squared.
50 squared is 50^2
50 squared is 502 502 is 2,500 which can be expressed as 2.50 × 103
The reason you use 2 for the exponent when saying a number squared is because you are taking the number with the exponent of 2 and multiplying it by itself. 2^2 = 4 since 2 x 2 = 4. After squared is cubed for an exponent of 3, 2^3 = 8, since 2 x 2 x 2 = 8.
10 squared. 10^2
It means that the exponent is 2.
Yes they are the same thing, they are just called different things when used in sentences. for example 5 squared would be to the second power and the exponent would be 2.
They're the same thing. The 2 in squared inches is an exponent.
the exponent is 2, expressed as twenty, squared or 20 X 20.