Question

what does squared and cubed mean?

Answer 1

Squared is like this:
For example, if yo have 2 squared, that means you find out what 2x2 is. you write the number 2 times. If it was 5 squared,you would do: 5x5. Cubed is the same thing, only you write the number 3 times. For example, 3 cubed is: 3x3x3.

Answer 2

Squared means to multiply a number by itself.
Examples:
3^2 (3 squared) = 3 * 3 = 9
4^2 = 4 * 4 = 16

Cubed means to multiply a number by itself three times.
Examples:
3^3 (3 cubed) = 3 * 3 * 3 = 27
4^3 = 4 * 4 * 4 = 64

Answer 3

2^2 (two squared) means 2 * 2 = 4
3^2 (three squared) means 3 * 3 = 9

In 3^2
The exponent (2) means how many times you multiply the base (3) by itself.

2^3 (two cubed) means 2 * 2 * 2 = 8
3^3 (three cubed) means 3 * 3 * 3 = 27

In 3^3
The exponent (3) means how many times you multiply the base (3) by itself.