exponent
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EXPONENT. BY JASMIne Quinones. EXPONENT. The e xponent of a number says how many times to use the number in multiplication. In this example: 8 2 = 8 × 8 = 64 8 2 can be called “8 to the second power ”, “8 to the power of 2 ” or “8 squared ”. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
EXPONENTBY JASMIne Quinones
EXPONENT
The exponent of a number says how many times to use the number in multiplication.In this example: 82 = 8 × 8 = 6482 can be called “8 to the second power”, “8 to the power of 2” or “8 squared”.
EXPONENT
Area of five rows by five columns = 5 × 5 = 52 = 25
EXPONENTS
The History of the Exponent
Réné Descartes invented the exponent. He was born in France, 1596. He was a mathematician and philosopher.
Examples 7 4 = 7 x 7 x 7 x 7 = 2401 26 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 64 110 = 1 53 = 5 x 5 x 5 = 125
Exponents Root Graph
From top to bottom: x1/8, x1/4, x1/2, x1, x2, x4, x8
Exponents
34 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 81
33 3 x 3 x 3 27
32 3 x 3 9
31 3 3
30 no expanded form
