Evaluate the Expression: Finding the Value of 2^7

Question

Choose the expression that is equal to the following:

27 2^7

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Break down the expression
00:03 Any number (M) to the power of 1 is itself
00:06 Any number (M) to the power of 2 equals the number (M) times itself
00:10 Any number (M) to the power of (N)
00:21 equals the number times itself (N) times
00:31 We will use this formula in our exercise
00:37 and we'll see that the breakdown is 2 times itself 7 times
00:40 and this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll focus on expressing the power 27 2^7 as a series of multiplications.

  • Step 1: Identify the given power expression 27 2^7 .
  • Step 2: Convert 27 2^7 into a product of repeated multiplication. This involves writing 2 multiplied by itself for a total of 7 times.
  • Step 3: The expanded form of 27 2^7 is 2×2×2×2×2×2×2 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 .

By comparing this expanded form with the provided choices, we see that the correct expression is:

2222222 2\cdot2\cdot2\cdot2\cdot2\cdot2\cdot2

Therefore, the solution to the problem is the expression that matches this expanded multiplication form, which is the choice 1: 2222222\text{1: } 2\cdot2\cdot2\cdot2\cdot2\cdot2\cdot2.

Answer

2222222 2\cdot2\cdot2\cdot2\cdot2\cdot2\cdot2