document.write( "Question 52038: b to the eighth power \n" ); document.write( "
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b to the eighth power\r\n" );
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document.write( "That means \r\n" );
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document.write( "b times b times b times b times b times b times b times b. \r\n" );
document.write( "For example, when b represents 2, then \"b to the eighth power\",\r\n" );
document.write( "written more concisely as\r\n" );
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document.write( "b8\r\n" );
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document.write( "means this:\r\n" );
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document.write( "2 times 2 times 2 times 2 times 2 times 2 times 2 times 2,\r\n" );
document.write( "which comes out to be 256.\r\n" );
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document.write( "And if b represents 3, then \"b to the eights power\",\r\n" );
document.write( "or b8 means this:\r\n" );
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document.write( "3 times 3 times 3 times 3 times 3 times 3 times 3 times 3,\r\n" );
document.write( "which comes out to be 6,561.\r\n" );
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document.write( "| If b equals this | then b8 means this | which comes out to be this |\r\n" );
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document.write( "|         0        |   0×0×0×0×0×0×0×0  |                0           |\r\n" );
document.write( "|         1        |   1×1×1×1×1×1×1×1  |                1           |\r\n" );
document.write( "|         2        |   2×2×2×2×2×2×2×2  |              256           |\r\n" );
document.write( "|         3        |   3×3×3×3×3×3×3×3  |             6561           |\r\n" );
document.write( "|         4        |   4×4×4×4×4×4×4×4  |            65536           |\r\n" );
document.write( "|         5        |   5×5×5×5×5×5×5×5  |           390625           |\r\n" );
document.write( "|         6        |   6×6×6×6×6×6×6×6  |          1679616           |\r\n" );
document.write( "   etc. etc. etc.\r\n" );
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