Concept explainers
To find: the base and the exponent in the expression.
Answer to Problem 1E
The base and the exponent in the expression
Explanation of Solution
Given Information: The expression
The power is the result of repeated multiplication of the same fator. the power is represented in two: a number called the base and another number called the exponent.
If we expand
In (1),
Base = 13, the base has been used as a factor 5 times,
Therefore, exponent = 5.
Hence, the base and the exponent in the expression
Chapter 1 Solutions
Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012
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