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Lesson 2
The Arithmetic of Powers
Multiplication by addition, and division by subtraction
We can check by ordinary arithmetic again, can’t we? First we have to determine the actual numbers represented by 32 and 30. We know that 32 = 3 × 3 = 9. And, again, what does 30 equal?