Question

what does this mean?

Answer 1

Are there any parentheses in this expression? \[\large (2^5)^9\]or\[\large 2^{(5^9)}\]

Answer 2

not sure, it's written as I drawn, actually, the question is:

Answer 3

find the reminder when is divided by 11

Answer 4

you would probably want the second expression I wrote.

Answer 5

ok, and what does the second expression mean? o-o

Answer 6

You raise 5 to the 9th power and then raise 2 to the number you just got.

Answer 7

To find \[\Large 2^{5^9} \mod 11\]You first need to find \[5^9 \mod 10\]

Answer 8

wait, so the number is (2^5)^9 ??