Question

What exponent is understood on the base x in the following expression?

xy⁵ want is the exponent of x

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The exponent of x in the expression xy⁵ is 1. This is because when no exponent is written explicitly for a variable, it is understood to be 1. Therefore, the expression xy⁵ can be written as x¹y⁵, and the exponent of x is 1.