Exponents of exponents

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Re: Exponents of exponents

by aroon7 » Mon Feb 02, 2009 4:20 pm
mdavis wrote:Would anyone have a resource that explains exponents of exponents, like 7^2^2?
7^(2^2) = 7^4
(7^2)^2 = 7^4 in this case it is bit confusing
lets choose other numbers

3^(2^3) = 3^8
(3^2)^3 = 3^6