 | Silvestre François Lacroix - Algebra - 1818 - 422 pages
...a1. It is evident then, that to find the power of any number, it is necessary to multiply this number by itself as many times less one, as there are units in the exponent of the power. 25. As the exponent denotes the number of equal factors, which form the expression of... | |
 | Adrien Marie Legendre - Geometry - 1819 - 574 pages
...a1. It is evident then, that to Jind the power of any number, it it necessary to multiply this number by itself as many times less one, as there are units in tlie exponent of the power. 25. As the exponent denotes the number of equal factors, which form the... | |
 | Adrien Marie Legendre - 1825 - 570 pages
...a1. It is evident then, that to find the power of any number, it is necessary to multiply this number by itself as many times less one, as there are units in the exponent of the power. 25. As the exponent denotes the number of equal factors, which form the expression of... | |
 | William Smyth - Algebra - 1830 - 278 pages
...perceived, that in order to raise a letter to a given power, it is necessary to multiply it successively by itself as many times less one, as there are units in the exponent of this power. 5. Let it next be required to multiply a2 by a*. According to no. 1 the product will... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1833 - 284 pages
...4 x 4 x 4=256 the 4th power of 4. 4* =4x4x4x4x4= 1024 the 5th power of 4. &c. &c. &c. $ 212. Hence, to raise a number to any power, "we have the following...number continually by itself as many ••times less 1 as there are units in the exponent : the .last product mIl be the power sought. Ex. 1- What is the... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1838 - 292 pages
...What is Involution ? What is the number called whrch designates the power? Where is it written? Hence, to raise a number to any power, we have' the following...the number continually by itself as many times less 1 as there are units in the exponent : the last product mil be the power sought. EXAMPLES. 1. What... | |
 | Charles DAVIES (LL.D.) - Arithmetic - 1843 - 348 pages
...is Involution ? What is the number called which designates the power ? Where is it written ? Hence, to raise a number to any power, we have the following...the number continually by itself as many times less 1 as there are units in the exponent : the last product will be the power sought. EXAMPLES. 1. What... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1844 - 666 pages
...is Involution ? What is the number called which designates the power ? Where is it written ? Hence, to raise a number to any power, we have the following...the number continually by itself as many times less 1 as there are units in the exponent : the last product be the power sought. EXAMPLES. 1. What is the... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1844 - 356 pages
...any power, we have the following RUtE. Multiply the number continually by itself as many times less I as there are units in the exponent : the last product will be the power sought. EXAMPLES. 1. What is the 3rd power of 125? Ans. 125x125x125=1953125. 2. What is the cube of 7? Ans.... | |
 | Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel - Algebra - 1845 - 308 pages
...V 222. To Raise Surds to any Power. To raise any quantity to any power, we have only to multiply it by itself, as many times, less one, as there are units in the exponent of the required power. Thus, (a2)5=a2Xa2Xa2Xa2xa!!=ai!x5=a1°. Hence, in simple quantities, the power... | |
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To raise a number to any power, we have the following RULE. Multiply the number continually by itself, as many times less one as there are units in the exponent ; the last product will be the power sought. 
