This exercise should be done without a calculator. Then you can check your answers with a calculator.

1. In the number 4 2 which number is the base and which is the exponent?

2. Write the following in EXPONENT form:

a. 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 
b. 3 × 3 × 2 × 2 
c. 4 × 4 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 3 × 2 

3. Write the following numbers in terms of their PRIME factors in exponent form:

a. 8
b. 25
c. 20
d. 36

4. Evaluate the following

a. 2 3

d. 43

g. 2 2 x 23

b. 4 2

e. (2 2

h. 4 3 x 4 2 x 4

c. 10 1

f. 3 ÷ 3 3

i. 5 2 x 5 3 ÷ 5 4

5. What are the square roots of the following numbers:

a. 36
b. 144
c. 0.25
d. 4900
e. 9 000 000