Answer: a) w is the number that must be multiplied b-times.
b) b is the number of times that w must be multiplied.
Explanation:
Recall that:
[tex]\begin{gathered} w^2=w\cdot w\text{.} \\ w^3=w\cdot w\cdot w\text{.} \\ \ldots \end{gathered}[/tex]
Therefore:
