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Differentiating Base and Exponent in Growth Formulas
Imagine you are explaining a performance report to a colleague. The report uses two different formulas to project data growth: and . When the variable is set to , the formulas produce very different results (16 versus 81).
In a brief response, identify the specific role of the variable in each formula (whether it is the base or the exponent). Then, describe how the definition of exponents is used to expand each expression into a multiplication problem when .
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