Exponents Flashcards
What is an EXPONENT?
A number that tells how many times the base is used as a factor.
What is a BASE?
The number that is used as a factor and multiplied by itself.
Answer:
What is 8 to the second power?
Factor Form:
Standard Form:
Factor Form: 8 x 8
Standard Form: 64
What is 5 to the second power?
Factor Form:
Standard Form:
Factor Form: 5 x 5
Standard Form: 25
What is 9 to the second power?
Factor Form:
Standard Form:
Factor Form: 9 x 9
Standard Form: 81
If the exponent is a “3”, we say the base is _________
Cubed
Ex. Ex. 2 to the third power is said “two cubed”
2 to the third power means: ____ x ____ x ____ = _____
2 to the third power means: 2 x 2 x 2 = 8
We know that the cube of a number is that number times itself _______ times.
We know that the cube of a number is that number times itself THREE times.
Any # to the zero power will always equal 1.
Ex. 4 to the zero power=_____
1
10 to the zero power:
1
10 to the first power:
10
10 to the second power:
100
10 to the third power:
1,000
10 to the fourth power:
10,000
10 to the fifth power:
100,000
