Question

1) Write these using index notation: a. 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 b. 5 X 5 X 5 X 7 X 7

Answer 1

Answer:

a) $2^{4}$

b) $5^{3}$ x $7^{2}$

Step-by-step explanation:

You can group together like base values, so 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 becomes 3 to the power of 5. All it means is that you are multiplying the base value (in this case 3) by itself 5 times.

Index notation makes it easier in more complex equations to solve, as its simpler and doesn't take up as much space.

Hope this helped : )