How to Use the Power Calculator
- Enter the base number in the "Base Number" field. This is the number that will be raised to the power.
- Enter the exponent in the "Exponent" field. This determines how many times the base number is multiplied by itself.
- Click the "Calculate" button to compute the result.
- The calculation formula and result will be displayed in the Results section.
Understanding the Formula
The power calculation follows the mathematical formula:
be = b × b × ... × b (e times)
For example, if the base is 2 and the exponent is 3, the calculation would be:
23 = 2 × 2 × 2 = 8
Practical Applications
Power calculations are used in various fields including:
- Compound interest calculations in finance
- Exponential growth and decay models in science
- Computer science algorithms
- Physics equations
Notes
- You can use both positive and negative numbers as bases and exponents.
- Decimal numbers are supported for both base and exponent.
- The calculator follows standard mathematical rules where exponentiation takes precedence over multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction.