3^2 = 9, base is three exponent
Exponents are powerful!
first power
3^1 = 3
dividing by the base
3^4
3^3
3^2 = 9
3^1 = 3
3^0 = 1
-1 * 4^2 = -4^2 = -16
(-4)^2 = 16
PEMDAS
parentheses, exponents, multiply, divide, add, subtract
more order of operations
6 / [4- (6-8)]+(-2)^3= -7
area of a square
l*l
l^2