when you're doing a problem like that use this trick. let's say you have 3 to the -7 power minus 3 to the 4 power. -7 - 4 can also be shown as -7 + -4. i switched the minus sign to a plus sign and...
you get an exponent when you multiply EXAMPLE 10x10x10=1000 that is an exponent NO DONT THINK THAT IF THE EXPONENT IS 3 YOU MULTIPLY IT BY 3 NO WAY JOSE
Exponents are basically repeated multiplications. Take this for example:3*3 = 32In this example 32 is called the exponent; 3 is the base and 2 is the exponent.So to get an exponent you have to have a...
Exponents (sometimes called powers or indices - the plural of index) are a simple and easy notation, and they save a lot of time. For exampe, say you wanted to write out a googol in full; that is,...