What is the value of \(13^1\)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: 13
According to the law of exponents, the first power of any non-zero number is the number itself: \(a^1=a\). Therefore, \(13^1=13\). Option D, 169, is \(13^2\), not \(13^1\). Exam tip: a power of 1 does not change the base.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
13
Why is this the correct answer?
According to the law of exponents, the first power of any non-zero number is the number itself: \(a^1=a\). Therefore, \(13^1=13\). Option D, 169, is \(13^2\), not \(13^1\). Exam tip: a power of 1 does not change the base.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Mathematics question. Chapter: Polynomials. Topic: Operations on real numbers and the laws of exponents.
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