What is the value of (4^2)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: 16
An exponent of 2 means multiplying 4 by itself: \(4^2=4\times4=16\). Therefore, 16 is correct. The number 8 is twice 4, not its square. Exam tip: Check \(a^2\) by writing it as \(a\times a\).
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What is the correct answer to this question?
16
Why is this the correct answer?
An exponent of 2 means multiplying 4 by itself: \(4^2=4\times4=16\). Therefore, 16 is correct. The number 8 is twice 4, not its square. Exam tip: Check \(a^2\) by writing it as \(a\times a\).
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 9 Mathematics question. Chapter: Number Systems. Topic: Exponents.
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