Finding power of power

Introduction

Have you ever wondered what happens when you raise a power to another power, like (2³)²? This is called “finding the power of a power.” It’s something we use often in science, technology, and even video games. Understanding this idea helps you ...

Liam sits in a math class looking at a tricky expression, (4²)³.

To solve this, he first expands the expression into three groups of (4²).

Stringing these together, he gets six factors of 4, which simplifies to 4⁶.

His teacher notices and says, “There is another way to solve this.”