Question

State the base of the exponent 8 in the expression 4c^8The base of the exponent 8 is ?

Answer 1

Define an exponential expression

Exponential expressions are just a way to write powers in short form. The exponent indicates the number of times the base is used as a factor

For example the number 64 can be written as

`\begin{gathered} 2*2*2*2*2*2=64 \\ 2^6=64 \end{gathered}`

Where 2 is the base and 6 is the exponent

Write out the expression given in the question and determine the parameters

`4c^8`

From the question, 8 is the exponent and the base is 8

Hence, the base of the exponent 8 is c