Question

Write using exponential notation?
5.5.2.2.2.2

Answer 1

`5 ^(2) * 2^(4)`

Explanation:

Multiplying 5 by itself is the same thing as raising it to the second power:

`5 * 5 = {5}^(2) = 25`

We multiply 2 by itself two seperate times. That's the same thing as raising 2 to the second power to the second power or in simpler terms raising two to the fourth power:

`2 * 2 * 2 * 2 = {({2}^(2))}^(2) = {2}^(4) = 16`

Since only multiplication is present, we can combine the two terms to get:

`5^(2) * {2}^(4)`