what are exponents
\({5}^{3}\) in this example '3' is an exponent....it is the number of time to multiply '5' by itself 5 x 5 x 5
\({a}^{4}\) 4 is the exponent......this means a x a x a x a
\((x+2)^3 \) '3' is the exponent this means (x+2) x (x+2) x (x+2)