Question

What is (1/3) with a small 2

Answer 1

Answer: It means multiply the item by itself once, two factors.

The small 2 is called an exponent, and the value in parenthesis is called the base.

`\left((1)/(5)\right)^3 = (1)/(5)*(1)/(5)*(1)/(5)`

just like multiplication is repeated addition:

`\left((1)/(5)\right)*3 = (1)/(5)+(1)/(5)+(1)/(5)`

Explanation:

Answer 2

1/9

Explanation:

(1/3)^2

One third raised to the 2nd power

is 1/3 times 1/3

(1/3) * (1/3)

1/9