Section 1.5 Exponents, Square Roots, and the Order of ...

Exponents, Square Roots, and the Order of Operations page 1.5 – 3 Example 2: Expand each and find its value. a) 32 4 b) 23 c) 7 Answer: a) 23 = 2 · 2 · 2 = 8 23 means three factors of 2. b) 43 = 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 If you use the Associative Property to group two factors = (3 · 3) · 3 · 3) at a time and then multiply them, you’ll get 9 · 9 which

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