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PostPosted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 3:55 pm    Post subject: What does ^ mean in terms of Math? Reply with quote

Sorry to be dense!
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 4:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do you mean ^ on the keyboard? If so, it means "to the powere of"

Ex: 3^2 = 3 squared = 9
3^3 = 3 cubed = 27
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 4:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Raised to a power.. Example 3^4 3 raised to the 4th power 3*3*3*3
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