i have a math problem and this sign is used. the math problem is
3^2*(6-2)+8
2007-02-23 14:54:50 · 6 answers · asked by Makaveli daRule 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
it means to the nth power. so the aswer is
(3 x 3)x (6-2) + 8
9 x 4 + 8
36 + 8
44
2007-02-23 15:00:15 · answer #1 · answered by Ehren B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a symbol for " raising to the power of". It is telling us that the term is an exponent. It is used especially on PC's for convenience, since getting the keyboard to print an exponent half a space higher than the rest of the line just isn't going to happen. So, the term 3^2 is "three squared", or "three raised to the second power".
2007-02-23 15:17:16 · answer #2 · answered by flyfisher_20750 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3^2 means 3 to the power of 2 (or 3 squared=9)
It is used a lot in this forum because we can't use superscripts
2007-02-23 14:59:22 · answer #3 · answered by gumtrees 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is used for exponentiation where a superscript is unavailable. So in your example, the three is squared.
2007-02-23 14:59:22 · answer #4 · answered by Ape Ape Man 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the calculator, it means exponent
2007-02-23 14:57:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
^ is "to the power"
x^a := exp(a.Logx)
2007-02-23 15:01:38 · answer #6 · answered by Saurav 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋