f. Suppose a # 0 is any real number. (a) In the expression a", which is the base and which is the exponent? (b) What does a" mean if n is a positive integer? What does 6 mean? (e) What does a mean if n is a positive integer? What does 3-2 mean? (d) What does a" mean if n is zero? (e) If m and n are positive integers, what does am mean? What does 4/2 mean?

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f. Suppose a # 0 is any real number.
(a) In the expression a", which is the base and which is the
exponent?
(b) What does a" mean if n is a positive integer? What does
6 mean?
(e) What does a mean if n is a positive integer? What
does 3-2 mean?
(d) What does a" mean if n is zero?
(e) If m and n are positive integers, what does am mean?
What does 4/2 mean?
Transcribed Image Text:f. Suppose a # 0 is any real number. (a) In the expression a", which is the base and which is the exponent? (b) What does a" mean if n is a positive integer? What does 6 mean? (e) What does a mean if n is a positive integer? What does 3-2 mean? (d) What does a" mean if n is zero? (e) If m and n are positive integers, what does am mean? What does 4/2 mean?
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