Chapter A.2, Problem 1E

To determine

Fill the blank in the given statement.

Answer to Problem 1E

In the exponential form $a^n$ , $n$ is the exponent and a is the base.

Explanation of Solution

Given:

In the exponential form $a^n$ , $n$ is the ------- and a is the ----------

Explaination:

Exponentiation is a mathematical operation, written as an, involving two numbers, the base a and the exponent(or index or power) $n$ .

Example:

Let $4^2$ , where $4$ is the positive base and $2$ is the positive exponent. Also if ${\left(–1\right)}^{-7}$ , where $–1$ is the negative base raised to a negative exponent $–7$ .

Hence, in the exponential form $a^n$ , $n$ is the exponent and a is the base.