Exponents

Exponents are a mathematical operation used for numbers/variables multiplied an n amount of times. Exponents involve two numbers the base b and the power or exponent n and is pronounced b raised to the nth power.

Before diving into other exponents, the basics must be understood: powers of 0 and 1.

Starting off with the simpler exponent: 1. If we raise a number to the power of 1, we will have the same number. A power of 1 can be seen as the same thing as the number itself, or multiplying the number by 1.

For example,