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? (c) What does a " mean if n is a positive integer? What does 3- mean? (d) What does a" mean if n is zero? (e) If m and n are positive integers, what does a"/a What does 42 mean? mean?

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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?
(c) What does a " mean if n is a positive integer? What
does 3- mean?
(d) What does a" mean if n is zero?
(e) If m and n are positive integers, what does a"/a
What does 42 mean?
mean?
Transcribed Image Text: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? (c) What does a " mean if n is a positive integer? What does 3- mean? (d) What does a" mean if n is zero? (e) If m and n are positive integers, what does a"/a What does 42 mean? mean?
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Given: a0.

(a). In the expression an base is a and exponent is n.

 

(b). If n is positive integer then an means that a is multiplied n times.

      65 means 6 is multiplied  5 times.

 

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