Question

Tbh this question confusing the **** outta me​

Answer 1

Answer:

$8^6$

Step-by-step explanation:

Powers are defined as the number of times you multiply a number by itself. For example, 2 to the 3rd power is 2 multiplied by itself 3 times. 2 * 2 * 2 = 8. You also know that if you multiply two powers of the same base, you add the exponent, and if you raise a power to a different power, you multiply the exponents.

e.g:

$2^2\cdot2^2=2^{2+2}=2^4\\(2^2)^3=2^{2\cdot3}=2^6$

Now, we are asking to use grouping to write 2 to the power 18 as a power of 8. We know 2 to the power 8 is 2 to the power 3, so we have the following equation:

$2^{18}=(2^3)^x$

We know this is now 2 to the power 3x = 2 the power 18, and therefore x = 6, because 3 times 6 is equal to 18. Now, we can just simplify 2 to the third as 8 and we now have:

$8^6$