Struggling with exponents? Use this project to start understanding them! For example, what it means to take a number, like 3, and multiply it by itself n times (where n is a whole number, like 6) means that you should organize it like: 3*3*3*3*3*3*3 where you start with 3 and multiply it by itself six times. That was 3^7. Simple, wasn't it? For fractional exponents divisible by 0.5, you need to multiply your last result by the square root of the base at the end. So, we would write 3^7.5 as 3^7 but with the square root of the base at the end, like this: 3*3*3*3*3*3*3*sqrt(3) Again, it's pretty easy! Now for negative exponents, we do the opposite of multiplying, or dividing! For instance, we would write 2^-3 as 2/2/2/2/2 where we divide 2 by itself four times to get 0.125. Of course, negative exponents aren't considered simplified, so we would write it as: 1/(2^3) which gives 1/8=0.125 - the same answer (thankfully)! I've said enough. Have fun! :D
I wanted to see if using exponents in Scratch was possible since the operators didn't initially use the exponent feature I wanted. While at the mall, I brainstormed an idea on how to implement them! It used some "repeat" blocks since you multiply or divide as needed repeatedly. Also, there's a limit to how high or low the result can go. If the result exceeds the high or low limit, it'll say "Infinity," or one of the fractions will say "1/Infinity" or "1/-Infinity," respectively. Background from https://clipart-library.com/clipart/172931.htm #math #maths #mathematics #calculator #calculation #exponents
