Final answer:
The given expressions 'a times b' and 'a plus b' cannot be written in power form. 'a squared times b' is expressed as a2 × b, and 'a to the power of b' is simply ab.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question asks us to write the expression in power form 'a to the power of b' for various expressions involving the numbers a and b.
- For 'a times b', there is no exponent involved, so this cannot be expressed in the form of a to the power of b.
- Similarly, 'a plus b' does not involve any exponents and cannot be written in power form.
- 'a squared times b' is a2 × b
- 'a to the power of b' is simply written as ab
Exponents are a way to represent repeated multiplication of the same number. When a number is squared, like 'a squared', it means a × a. When we have an expression like 'a to the power of b', it indicates that a is multiplied by itself b times. It's important to understand that addition and multiplication without exponents cannot be directly converted into power form.