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

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Fatima

4 October, 11:49

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

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Jermaine Singh · 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.