Chapter 4, Problem 10PSQ

To determine

To write the power in words and repeated multiplication & then evaluate the power. $5^4$

Answer to Problem 10PSQ

Words- 5 raise to the power 4

Repeated Multiplication- $5\times 5\times 5\times 5$

Evaluated-625

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

Expression $5^4$

Calculation:

To write the power in words- x raise to the power y- where x is the base and y is the exponent.

In expression $5^4$ , 5 is the base & 4 is the exponent. So it is written as 5 raise to the power 4.

For repeated multiplication, multiply the base ‘x’ , ‘y’ (exponent) times.

It will be written as $5\times 5\times 5\times 5$

To evaluate the expression, simply multiply. Hence,

  $5\times 5\times 5\times 5=625$