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Course: 6th grade > Unit 4
Lesson 1: Meaning of exponentsIntro to exponents
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Exponents represent repeated multiplication, making numbers grow quickly. For example, 2 to the 3rd power means multiplying three 2's together, resulting in 8. This concept differs from multiplication, which is simply repeated addition. Understanding exponents is essential for mastering higher-level math. Created by Sal Khan.
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can you have an exponent that has a decimal or fraction like 5^4.8?(60 votes)
Yes, it's like this:
4.8 = 4 4/5 = 24/5. So it's 5 √5 to the power of 24. So the answer is 1.(5 votes)
What happens when an exponent is negative?
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leilaizarte, when you have a positive exponent, you are multiplying the base number by itself for as many times as the exponent indicates. For example, 10^3 is the same as 10 x 10 x 10, or 1000. Similarly, a negative exponent indicates how many times you must divide by that number. For example, 10^-3 is the same as 1 ÷ 10 ÷ 10 ÷ 10, or .001.(26 votes)
(1:44) What are powers? I'm really confused...(7 votes)- Its just another name for exponents for example 4^4 is said as four to the fourth power.(12 votes)
So are Exponents like repeated multiplication?(0:22-0:30)(12 votes)
yes you are correct(1 vote)
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what is 23 to the 42 power(6 votes)
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- Can I do any number to the power of a negative number?
Like, 3^ -2 ??(4 votes)- You can do any number except 0 to a negative power. The reason is that 0 to a negative power would be division by 0 which is undefined.(5 votes)
1:44Video transcript
You already know that we can view multiplication as repeated addition. So, if we had 2 times 3 (2 × 3), we could literally view this as 3 2's being added together. So it could be 2 + 2 + 2. Notice this is [COUNTING: 1, 2] 3 2's. And when you add those 2's together, you get 6. What we're going to introduce you to in this video is the idea of repeated multiplication – a new operation that really can be viewed as repeated multiplication. And that's the operation of taking an 'exponent.' And it sounds very fancy. But we'll see with a few examples that it's not too bad. So now, let's take the idea of 2 to the 3rd power (2^3) – which is how we would say this. (So let me write this down in the appropriate colors.) So 2 to the 3rd power. (2^3.) So you might be tempted to say, "Hey, maybe this is 2 × 3, which would be 6." But remember, I just said this is repeated multiplication. So if I have 2 to the 3rd power, (2^3), this literally means multiplying 3 2's together. So this would be equal to, not 2 + 2 + 2, but 2 × ... (And I’ll use a little dot to signify multiplication.) ... 2 × 2 × 2. Well, what's 2 × 2 × 2? Well that is equal to 8. (2 × 2 × 2 = 8.) So 2 to the 3rd power is equal to 8. (2^3 = 8.) Let's try a few more examples here. What is 3 to the 2nd power (3^2) going to be equal to? And I'll let you think about that for a second. I encourage you to pause the video. So let's think it through. This literally means multiplying 2 3's. So let's multiply 3 – (Let me do that in yellow.) Let's multiply 3 × 3. So this is going to be equal to 9. Let’s do a few more examples. What is, say, 5 to the – let's say – 5 to the 4th power (5^4)? And what you'll see here is this number is going to get large very, very, very fast. So 5 to the 4th power (5^4) is going to be equal to multiplying 4 5's together. So 5^4 = 5 × 5 × 5 × 5. Notice, we have [COUNTING: 1, 2, 3] 4 5's. And we are multiplying them. We are not adding them. This is not 5 × 4. This is not 20. This is 5 × 5 × 5 × 5. So what is this going to be? Well 5 × 5 is 25. (5 × 5 = 25.) 25 × 5 is 125. (25 × 5 = 125.) 125 × 5 is 625. (125 × 5 = 625.)