Exponents

In the exponential form ‘ aⁿ ’, a is called the base and n is called the exponent or power

If a number is in exponential form, the exponent represents how many times the base is to be used as a factor

For example: In the expression 4. 4. 4, 4 is the base. It is a factor 3 times. The exponent is 3. So, it can be written as 4³

In the exponential form ‘ aⁿ ’, a is called the base and n is called the exponent or power

To write a number in exponential form, identify the base and find how many times it is a factor. This gives us the exponent

A number can be expressed in exponential form by raising the base to the exponent

To evaluate powers, multiply the base exponent number of times
For example, 3⁴ = 3 x 3 x 3 x 3

To evaluate a^b, multiply ‘a’ b times

To evaluate an expression, first the exponent is evaluated, then the expression in the parenthesis is evaluated

Once expression in the parenthesis is evaluated, follow the order multiply/divide from left to right and then add/subtract from left to right

To evaluate an expression, substitute the values of the variables and apply order of operations to solve the expression

In the exponential form ‘ aⁿ ’, a is called the base and n is called the exponent or power