(Sorry cjameshuff, I type too slow.)
Quote:
Originally Posted by chriscurtis
2^2 = 4
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Correct.
2
2 = 4
Quote:
Originally Posted by chriscurtis
((2^2)^4)= 4^4 = 16
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Wrong
(2
2)
4 = 4
4 = 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 = 256
Quote:
Originally Posted by chriscurtis
((2^2)^2)^2 = 256
etc
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Correct
((2
2)
2)
2 = (4
2)
2 = 16
2 = 256
Or otherwise: ((2
2)
2)
2 = 2
(2 x 2 x 2) = 2
8 = 256
Quote:
Originally Posted by chriscurtis
exponents of exponents are not the same as exponents
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You need to stop
inventing your own maths if you wish us to understand.
And what's with the 8 bit integer reference, do you think we live in a (80's) computer?