Question

evaluate
3 to the 4th power
answer

Explanation:

Step1: Define the exponentiation

$3^4 = 3 \times 3 \times 3 \times 3$

Step2: Calculate first multiplication

$3 \times 3 = 9$

Step3: Multiply result by next 3

$9 \times 3 = 27$

Step4: Multiply result by last 3

$27 \times 3 = 81$

Answer:

81