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What is the diffrence between 4x and x to the fourth power? evaluate both of these expressions when x is equal to two

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x=2

4x=4×2=8
x to the fourth power= 2²=16

doing things by power makes the result greater

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4x = 4*x \\ x^(4) = x*x*x*x \\ \\ 4(2)=8 \\ 2^(2) = 16
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