Introduction To Powers & Roots

This lesson covers 

  1. A brief introduction to powers (also known as indices, orders, or exponents)
  2. Three basic rules: 
  3. Rule 1: Anything to the power of 0 is 1
  4. Rule 2: Anything to the power of 1 is just itself
  5. Rule 3: 1 to the power of anything is still 1

What names do we use to refer to the 2 in the expression p2?

(Select all that apply)

Factor

Order

Index

Numerator

Power

0

/

3

What name do we use to refer to the p in the expression p2?

Denominator

Bottom number

Ground

Base

0

/

1

What does 72 mean?

7 x 2

7 + 2

7 x 7

7 + 7

0

/

1

Calculate 42

16

0

/

1

What does b4 mean?

b x 4

b + 4

b x b x b x b

b + b + b + b

0

/

1

Calculate 190

1

0

/

1

Calculate g0

1

0

/

1

Calculate 161

16

0

/

1

Calculate b1

b

0

/

1

Calculate 1320

1

0

/

1

Calculate 137a

1

0

/

1