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Question from karen, a student: Q: Write the following in exponent from: a * a * a * a * * * a, where there are n -1 a's note: *asterisk means times. |
Karen,
a × a = a2
a × a × a = a3
a × a × a × a = a4
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What is the exponential form for a × a × a × a × a? What if there were 9 copies of a multiplied together? What if there were n-1 copies of a multiplied together?
Penny
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