Introduction to Exponents

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Show your work for each problem.

1.
What does mean?
1. a)
2. b)
3. c)
4. d)
2.
Calculate
3.
In the expression , what is the base?
1. a)3
2. b)7
3. c)343
4. d)21
4.
Calculate
5.
Calculate
6.
Calculate
7.
Which is greater: or ?
1. a)
2. b)
3. c)Cannot determine
4. d)They are equal
8.
Write using an exponent, then calculate.
9.
What is ?
10.
Calculate
11.
What is for any number n?
1. a)0
2. b)1
3. c)n
4. d)n + 1
12.
Calculate
13.
A cube has sides of 6 cm. What is its volume?
14.
Which is the correct way to read ?
1. a)Four times five
2. b)Five fours
3. c)Four to the fifth power
4. d)Five to the fourth power
15.
A bacterium doubles every hour. Starting with 1, how many are there after 5 hours?
16.
What is ? (This is 1 kilobyte in bytes)
17.
A square has area 64 square cm. What is the side length?