Question

Vocabulary Consider the number 23. Select all the statements that are true.

The base is 2.


The base is 3.


The exponent is 2, and it tells how many times to repeatedly multiply the base.


The exponent is 3, and it tells how many times to repeatedly multiply the base.
23 = 2 ×
2 ×
2
23 = 3 ×
3

Answer 1

Interpreting "23" as 2^3 (base 2, exponent 3):

True:
- The base is 2.
- The exponent is 3, and it tells how many times to repeatedly multiply the base. (So 2^3 means 2 × 2 × 2.)
- 2^3 = 2 × 2 × 2.

False:
- The base is 3.
- The exponent is 2, and it tells how many times to repeatedly multiply the base.
- 2^3 = 3 × 3. (3 × 3 = 3^2, not 2^3.)