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Hi,
I am helping my kid with exponents. I told her that the exponent tells us how many times we should multiply the base number. While it works with a simple example like 4^6, I am not sure how to explain her why 4^0 =1 and why 27^(1/3) = 3.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
I am helping my kid with exponents. I told her that the exponent tells us how many times we should multiply the base number. While it works with a simple example like 4^6, I am not sure how to explain her why 4^0 =1 and why 27^(1/3) = 3.
Any ideas?
Thanks.