Question 52038
<pre>b to the eighth power
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That means 

b times b times b times b times b times b times b times b. 
For example, when b represents 2, then "b to the eighth power",
written more concisely as

b<sup>8</sup>

means this:

2 times 2 times 2 times 2 times 2 times 2 times 2 times 2,
which comes out to be 256.

And if b represents 3, then "b to the eights power",
or b<sup>8</sup> means this:

3 times 3 times 3 times 3 times 3 times 3 times 3 times 3,
which comes out to be 6,561.

| If b equals this | then b<sup>8</sup> means this | which comes out to be this |
|                  |                    |                            |         
|         0        |   0×0×0×0×0×0×0×0  |                0           |
|         1        |   1×1×1×1×1×1×1×1  |                1           |
|         2        |   2×2×2×2×2×2×2×2  |              256           |
|         3        |   3×3×3×3×3×3×3×3  |             6561           |
|         4        |   4×4×4×4×4×4×4×4  |            65536           |
|         5        |   5×5×5×5×5×5×5×5  |           390625           |
|         6        |   6×6×6×6×6×6×6×6  |          1679616           |
   etc. etc. etc.

Edwin</pre>