How do you evaluate #7^2#?

2 Answers
Mar 9, 2018

#49#

Explanation:

When a number or a variable has an exponent, it means that that number/variable is multiplied by itself, that many times.

So here we have #7^2#

This means that #7# is multiplied by itself, one other time. So we could rewrite is as:

#7*7#

From here we solve:

#7*7#

#=49#

Mar 9, 2018

7x7= #7^2#

Explanation:

#7^2# is equivalent to saying 7 times its self. Anyhting raised to a power is that number times its self however many times the power or exponent says forr example; #6^6# is equivalent to 6x6x6x6x6x6