Question

For the power 5⁴ find the following Part A Identify the base. Part B Identify the exponent. Part C Expand as repeated multiplication.

Answer 1

5^4 = 625

a) 5

b) 4

c) 5 x 5 x 5 x 5

Step-by-step explanation:

The base is the number you multiply, the larger one.

The exponent is the amount of times you multiply that number by itself, or the smaller one.

Answer 2

5 is the base

4 is the exponent.

5⁴ = 625

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the general expression in indices;

`a^n`

a is known as the base of the expression

n is the exponent

Comparing with the given expression 5⁴, you will see that a = 5 and b = 4. Hence;

5 is the base

4 is the exponent.

5⁴ = 5 * 5 * 5 * 5

5⁴ = 25 * 25

5⁴ = 625

Hence the value of 5⁴ is 625