Chapter A.1, Problem 4AYU

To determine

To fill: The blanks with appropriate word.

Explanation of Solution

Given: The statement is “In the expression $2^4$ , the number $2$ is called the _____ and the number $4$ is called the _______”.

In general,

  $x^n=x\cdot x\cdot x\mathrm{....}n\text{times}$

Here, $x$ is the base and $n$ is the exponent.

Therefore, the complete statement is “In the expression $2^4$ , the number $2$ is called the base and the number $4$ is called the exponent”.