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Please explain the meaning of this para. Expain quickly plaese dont dissaprove I want to understand because tommorow is exam. A power is the product of multiplying a number by itself. Usually, a power is represented with a base number and an exponent. The base number tells what number is being multiplied. The exponent, a small number written above and to the right of the base number, tells how many times the base number is being multiplied.

aishwarya meti , 9 Years ago
Grade 8
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Kanika

Last Activity: 8 Years ago

According to the paragraph given,

Example:
24= 2 x 2 x 2 x 2
In the above example, 2 is the base and 4 is the power or exponent. As the power is 4, that means 2 multplies by itself 4 times ,i.e., 2 x 2 x 2 x 2.

Prabhakar ch

Last Activity: 8 Years ago

I can tell an example for this doubt
ab= a*a*a*a*a......... b times
In the above example, a is the base and b is the power or exponent. As the power is b, that means a multplies by itself b times ,i.e., axaxaxa............... btimes.

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