Exponents - Properties, Rules, Formulas

Read this story carefully. Once upon a time, a king was very happy with the inventor of Chess and asked him to demand anything in return. The inventor humbly said, just place a single grain of rice in the first square of the chessboard. Then two grains on the second square, four grains on the third, and so on, doubling each time. Just like you, the king was surprised for such a small price. But by the time treasurer reached half the board, all of the kingdom’s possession was over. Such is the power of exponential. Let’s learn about this powerful mathematical concept.