Question

What is 3 ^9? how to solve?

Answer 1

3⁹ is the same as doing:

3 * 3 * 3 * 3 * 3 * 3 * 3 * 3 * 3

What I would do it is narrow it down piece by piece. 

3 * 3 * 3 = 27. Do that 3 times, now you are left with:

27 * 27 * 27

27 * 27 or 27² = 729.

That leaves you with:

729 * 27

You can multiply by hand or use a calculator to get your answer of 19683.

To check your answer, plug 3⁹ into a calculator. Your answer should match this.