Advanced MathEasyRepeated multiplication as a power
Advanced Math practice question
When x · x · x · x is written as a single power xⁿ, what is the value of n?
Answer: 4
Four factors of x give x⁴.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 1
- 1 would be a single x.
- If you answered 3
- 3 counts the multiplication signs, not the factors.
- If you answered 16
- 16 is 4², not the exponent.
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