Question

15:PLEASE HELP Write 32 as a power of the base2

Answer 1

Answer:  2^5

The ^ symbol means exponent. We have 2 as the base and 5 as the exponent. You might write it like this $2^5$ though 2^5 is more common with computers and keyboards.

Using your calculator, you should find that 2^5 = 2*2*2*2*2 = 32. We have five copies of the base 2 multiplied together.

You can use logs to determine how to write 32 as a base 2. You would do so like this

log(32)/log(2) = 5

it doesn't matter which base log you use. This is through the change of base formula.