Question

Write an equivalent expression for wᵇ using only multiplication.

a. Explain what w is in this new expression.
b. Explain what b is in this new expression.

Answer 1

a) W becomes the number which is multiplied again and again

b) b is the number of times the number w is multiplied and b is the power or indices.

Explanation:

We are given the following information in the question:

We are given an expression:

`w^b`

This expression is read as w to the power b.

Expanding this expression, we get:

`w^b \\= w* w* w...... _{\text{b times}}`

This means that w is multiplied b times.

a) W becomes the number which is multiplied again and again

b) b is the number of times the number w is multiplied and b is the power or indices.