Question

What is 100 raised to the sixth power?

Answer 1

"100 raised to the sixth power" can be written in an algebraic expression as follows:

`100^6`

Meaning that we have to multiply 100 six times:

`100^6=100*100*100*100*100*100`

We can simplify by multiplying each 100 (adding the 0 of the next one hundred to the previous one) as follows:

0. Adding the 0 of the second 100 to the first

`100^6=10,000*100*100*100*100`

2. Adding the 0 of the third (now second from the previous operation) 100 to the first:

`100^(6)=1,000,000*100*100*100`

3. Adding the 0 of the fourth (now second from the previous operation) 100 to the first:

`100^(6)=100,000,000*100*100`

4. Adding the 0 of the fifth (now second from the previous operation) 100 to the first:

`100^6=10,000,000,000*100`

5. Adding the 0 of the sixth (now second from the previous operation) 100 to the first:

`100^6=1,000,000,000,000`

Answer:

`100^6=1,000,000,000,000=1*10^(12)`