What does 2 do to the fourth?
What does 2 do to the fourth?
LIFTING TO POWER
| POWER | HOW TO READ | CALCULATION OF POWER |
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| 32 | three to the second or three squared | 3 3 x = 9 |
| 53 | five to the third or five to the cube | 5 x 5 x 5 =125 |
| 24 | two to the fourth | 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 16 |
| 45 | four to the fifth | 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 = 1.024 |
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How to turn a number into a power of 2?
Since raising a number to a power is equivalent to multiplying the number by itself as many times as indicated by the exponent, powers of 2 are obtained by multiplying the number 2 by itself as many times as indicated by the exponent.
When is the base 0?
Powers with zero base Also in this case we must remember the meaning of the powers. Raising the number zero to a power always gives zero, whatever the exponent.
How do you calculate 4 to the third?
If the base is 2 and the exponent is 3, it means that we have to multiply 2, by itself, three times, that is: 2 x 2 x 2 which gives 8 as a result ... let's solve them as an exercise:
- 2² = 2 x 2 = 4.
- 3² = 3 x 3 = 9.
- 4³ = 4 x 4 x 4 = 64.
- 5³ = 5 x .
