https://padhaiwise.com/resources/class-8/ncert-solutions/maths-part-1-25/2-power-play/ Recent content in NCERT Solutions Class 8 Maths Ganita Prakash Chapter 2 Power Play on Padhaiwise en © 2026 Padhaiwise. All rights reserved. https://padhaiwise.com/resources/class-8/ncert-solutions/maths-part-1-25/2-power-play/figure-it-out-page-22/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://padhaiwise.com/resources/class-8/ncert-solutions/maths-part-1-25/2-power-play/figure-it-out-page-22/ <h1 id="ncert-solutions-for-class-8-maths-ganita-prakash-chapter-2--figure-it-out-page-22">NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Maths Ganita Prakash Chapter 2 — Figure it Out (Page 22)<a class="anchor" href="#ncert-solutions-for-class-8-maths-ganita-prakash-chapter-2--figure-it-out-page-22">#</a></h1> <p>$n^a$ means $n$ multiplied by itself $a$ times. Here $n$ is the <strong>base</strong> and $a$ is the <strong>exponent</strong> (or power). For example, $5^4 = 5 \times 5 \times 5 \times 5 = 625$.</p> <h2 id="1-express-the-following-in-exponential-form-i-6--6--6--6-ii-y--y-iii-b--b--b--b-iv-5--5--7--7--7-v-2--2--a--a-vi-a--a--a--c--c--c--c--d"><b class="normal-text"> 1. Express the following in exponential form: (i) 6 × 6 × 6 × 6 (ii) y × y (iii) b × b × b × b (iv) 5 × 5 × 7 × 7 × 7 (v) 2 × 2 × a × a (vi) a × a × a × c × c × c × c × d </b><a class="anchor" href="#1-express-the-following-in-exponential-form-i-6--6--6--6-ii-y--y-iii-b--b--b--b-iv-5--5--7--7--7-v-2--2--a--a-vi-a--a--a--c--c--c--c--d">#</a></h2> <details> <summary>Solution</summary><div class="markdown-inner book-answer-body"> <p>We count how many times each base is multiplied, and write that count as its exponent:</p> https://padhaiwise.com/resources/class-8/ncert-solutions/maths-part-1-25/2-power-play/figure-it-out-page-44/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://padhaiwise.com/resources/class-8/ncert-solutions/maths-part-1-25/2-power-play/figure-it-out-page-44/ <h1 id="ncert-solutions-for-class-8-maths-ganita-prakash-chapter-2--figure-it-out-pages-4445">NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Maths Ganita Prakash Chapter 2 — Figure it Out (Pages 44–45)<a class="anchor" href="#ncert-solutions-for-class-8-maths-ganita-prakash-chapter-2--figure-it-out-pages-4445">#</a></h1> <p>These questions use the <strong>laws of exponents</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>$n^a \times n^b = n^{a &#43; b}$ and $n^a \div n^b = n^{a - b}$</li> <li>$(n^a)^b = n^{a \times b}$ and $n^a \times m^a = (n \times m)^a$</li> <li>$n^0 = 1$ and $n^{-a} = \dfrac{1}{n^a}$</li> </ul> <p>and <strong>scientific notation</strong>, $x \times 10^y$ with $1 \le x &lt; 10$.</p>