document.write( "Question 52038: b to the eighth power \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #34699 by AnlytcPhil(1807)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! b to the eighth power\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "That means \r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); 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" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "b8\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "means this:\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); 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" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "And if b represents 3, then \"b to the eights power\",\r\n" ); document.write( "or b8 means this:\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); 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" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "| If b equals this | then b8 means this | which comes out to be this |\r\n" ); document.write( "| | | | \r\n" ); 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" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Edwin\n" ); document.write( " |