Can anyone help me find the the value of a number raised to a power without a calculator. i.e 2 to the 11th

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anonymous · Answer

multiply it out?

anonymous · Answer

Is there a shorter way to do this

anonymous · Answer

I don't believe so.

anonymous · Answer

Round the power to the nearest number you know, for example 2^11 is approximately 2^10*2^1.  so it would be 2(1024)=2048

anonymous · Answer

You can also just multiply 2 eleven times

anonymous · Answer

lols, isn't this all going back to "multiplying it out?"

anonymous · Answer

Ok thank you Astronomer2231

anonymous · Answer

No problem. Also keep in mind that you can also do that kinda trick with any powers. Powers are additive, which means that breaking them down is often the best way to do things mentally.