jendrik, 1 year ago subtracting one from Exponent means halving (when the base is two): 2⁴ = 16 2³ = 8 2² = 4 2¹ = 2 2⁰ = 1 It’s a simple continuation of the pattern and required for mathemarical rules to work.
subtracting one from Exponent means halving (when the base is two):
2⁴ = 16 2³ = 8 2² = 4 2¹ = 2 2⁰ = 1
It’s a simple continuation of the pattern and required for mathemarical rules to work.