document.write( "Question 356172: represent 125 in exponential form. Explain the steps you took to arrive at your answer in complete sentences. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "First Step: Ask yourself, what number multiplied by itself a number of times, would equal 125. 
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document.write( "125 = 5*25 = 5*5*5\r
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document.write( "Exponential notation can be seen as just a way to write expression like 5*5*5 in a more compact form. \r
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document.write( "Using the exponential notation: you write the number, in this case 5, and then an \"exponent\"  
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document.write( "to indicate how many times you multiply 5 by itself.
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document.write( "You want to multiply 5 by itself 3 times and hence 
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document.write( " is the exponential form\r
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document.write( "For example: x^3 is short hand for x*x*x.     If x=4, then x^3 = 4*4*4= 64
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