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 ”.
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EXPONENT BY JASMIne Quinones
EXPONENT Theexponent of a number says how many times to use the number in multiplication. In this example: 82 = 8 × 8 = 64 82 can be called “8 to the second power”, “8 to the power of 2” or “8 squared”.
The History of the Exponent Réné Descartes invented the exponent.He was born in France, 1596.He was a mathematician and philosopher.
Examples 74= 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