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Question from shawn, a student: Write the product in exponential form: 5.5.5.2 |
Hi Shawn,
Exponential form is a compact way of writing some multiplications. For example 3 × 3 is written 32 and 6 × 6 × 6 can be written 63. Thus 5 × 6 × 6 × 6 = 5 × 63.
Penny
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