Exponents Part 1
Introduction
Another important mathematical concept for programmers to be familar with is exponents. For the next three lessons we will cover the basics of exponents and roots. In this lesson, we cover positive exponents.
Review
Evaluate the following expressions.
(Note: the ^ symbol means "to the power of". E.g., 4 ^ 3 = "four to the power of 3" = 4 x 4 x 4)
Question 1:
2 ^ 4
Question 2:
4 ^ 1
Question 3:
6 ^ 0
Question 4:
-2 ^ 3
Question 5:
-3 ^ 3
Question 6:
3 ^ 3 ^ 3
Question 7:
0 ^ 0