Question #1a615

2 Answers
Jun 20, 2017

x^4=x*x*x*x

Explanation:

When any number is raised to a power, it means that the base is being multiplied by itself. The number of times it is multiplied itself is dictated by the exponent.

For x^4, the base is x and the exponent is 4.

x^4 means that x will be multiplied by itself 4 TIMES.

x^4=x*x*x*x

x*x*x*x is the expanded form of x^4.

Answer: x*x*x*x

Jun 20, 2017

x^4 = x xx x xx x xx x

Explanation:

An exponent is a way of showing repeated multiplication of the same value.

2xx2xx2xx2xx2 = 2^5 = 32

32 or 2^5 is the power, 2 is the base and 5 is the index or exponent.

3xx3xx3xx3xx3 =3^5

So, x^4 = x xx x xx x xx x

The exponent indicates how many of the same base are multiplied.

x^4 is the power, x is the base and 4 is the index or exponent.