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The 1st power of a number is simply defined as the number itself. Thus,
21
= 2
101
= 10
b1
= b
and so forth.
We shall show later that this definition is consistent with certain operations that we perform with exponents, but for the moment you may regard it simply as an arbitrary definition.
Now return to Page 21 and choose the right answer.
