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A number raised to the second power has an exponent above it. To the second power means the number multiplied by itself once. 

x^2 is equal to (x)(x)

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\(\text{A power is a short way to represent same multiplication.}\)\(\text{The power has a base and an exponent. The base is the number that is}\)\(\text{being multiplied.}\)\(\text{The exponent tells how many times the base is multiplied.}\)

\(\text{The power if a negative base is a positive if the exponent is even}\)\(\text{,and negative if the exponent is odd.}\)


\(\text{Power of two = two squared}\)