SOLUTION: represent 125 in exponential form. Explain the steps you took to arrive at your answer in complete sentences.

Hi,

First Step: Ask yourself, what number multiplied by itself a number of times, would equal 125. 

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125 = 5*25 = 5*5*5



Exponential notation can be seen as just a way to write expression like 5*5*5 in a more compact form. 



Using the exponential notation: you write the number, in this case 5, and then an "exponent"  

to indicate how many times you multiply 5 by itself.

 

You want to multiply 5 by itself 3 times and hence 

 is the exponential form



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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