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Laws of Exponents

Mathematics — Second Preparatory

Laws of Exponents

The meaning of an exponent

The meaning of an exponent

  • An exponent shows how many times the base is multiplied by itself.
  • For example, 25 means 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 32, where 2 is the base and 5 is the exponent.
  • For am, the base is a and the exponent is m, where m is a positive integer. Also a1 = a always.
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