Question

1) Write these using index notation:
a. 2 X 2 X 2 X 2
b. 5 X 5 X 5 X 7 X 7

Answer 1

a)
`2^(4)`

b)
`5^(3)` x
`7^(2)`

Explanation:

You can group together like base values, so 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 becomes 3 to the power of 5. All it means is that you are multiplying the base value (in this case 3) by itself 5 times.

Index notation makes it easier in more complex equations to solve, as its simpler and doesn't take up as much space.

Hope this helped : )