Why do whole numbers raised to an exponent get greater while fractions raised to an exponent get smaller

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Eden Bonilla

Mathematics

27 June, 00:24

Why do whole numbers raised to an exponent get greater while fractions raised to an exponent get smaller

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Ernesto Cruz · Answer 1

An exponent tells how many times a number is multiplied by it self. with whole numbers if you keep multiplying them they have to increase. taking a half of anythink makes it smaller.