What is the value of (6^2)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: 36
An exponent of 2 means that 6 is multiplied by itself: \(6^2=6\times6=36\). Therefore, 36 is correct. The value 12 is twice 6, not its square. Exam tip: Rewrite \(a^2\) as \(a\times a\) before calculating.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
36
Why is this the correct answer?
An exponent of 2 means that 6 is multiplied by itself: \(6^2=6\times6=36\). Therefore, 36 is correct. The value 12 is twice 6, not its square. Exam tip: Rewrite \(a^2\) as \(a\times a\) before calculating.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 9 Mathematics question. Chapter: Number Systems. Topic: Exponents.
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