Exponents
Squaring this number gets you 16
4
What is the square root of 36?
6
9 x 3 = ?
27
Looking at the expression: 54
The "4" is called a ______Exponent
The value of 43
64
What is the square root of 81?
9
2x - 4 = 12
x = ?
8
We use this term whenever we raise a number by a power of 3.
Cubed
Applying this exponent to a base of 7 gets you 49
2
What is the square root of 121?
11
x2 + 4 = 29
x = ?
5
Looking at the expression: 53
The "5" is referred to as this.
Base
This exponent does not change the value of the base
1
What is the square root of 225?
15
Sqrt(4x) = 10
x = ?
25
This term refers to the number that determines what root you are taking. I.E. cube root
Index
Simplify the expression:
x2 ⋅ x4 = ?
x6
What is the 3rd root of 27?
3
(x+7)(x-3) = 0
x = ?
-7, 3
This is the term that refers to everything inside of a root.
Radicand
What is another term for an imaginary number?
Complex