Mathematics 1 ESO – Unit 2 POWERS AND ROOTS page 27 activity 74

a) Complete the table:

 

Power

Base

Exponent

Value

In words

Example

32

3

2

9

Three squared  or  three to the power of two

a)

42

 

 

 

b)

 

4

 

64

c)

 

 

 

 

Five cubed

d)

 

 

 

 

Three to the power of four

e)

 

2

6

 

 

f)

 

10

 

1,000

 

g)

 

 

2

144

 

h)

 

 

 

 

Six to the power of five

i)

104

 

 

 

 

j)

 

3

 

27

 

k)

 

 

 

 

Ten to the power of six

b) Go to the link and:

  •  I)  Read the text and answer: What is n2?
  •  II)  Click on step 2 “in depth”, read the text and answer:
  1. What are the inverse or opposite operations of subtraction, division and squaring?
  2. Why is 10 the square root of 100?