Question

What is the base of the expression 9^12?

A.3
B.9
C.12
D.21

Answer 1

B.9 because the base is always what something is being applied to. here, the exponent 12 is being applied to the base 9.

Answer 2

the base of the expression is 9

Explanation:

For any exponent a^n

'a' is the base and 'n' is the exponent

The bottom number is the base always and top number is the exponent

In the given expression ,

9^12

the base of the expression is 9

the top number is the exponent is 12

So here the base of the expression is 9