Python

Question

a=3
b=2
c=a*b**2**3
print(c)

It will print 512 but can someone explain the mathematical logic behind this I get that ** is used for expressing an exponent. In other words how do we arrive to 512 I’ve tried several times but I’m not arriving to 512

Answer 1

>It will print 512

Well, it doesn't result in 512 because 3*2**2**3 equals 768.
Maybe there is something in the previous code that distort the result or changes one of the variables.

I guess you just mistyped something. Hope I could help.

Answer 2

So c is within c itself?

If I type in what you said:

a=3
b=2
c=a*b**c**3//2
print(c)

-> ERROR

Makes sense because C is just not defined. Also are you sure there is an exponenent within an exponent?

3//2=1 so, c**3//2 is just c**1 which is simply c.

c=a*b**c

Now you just have to put the one c on the right to the left side.

Answer 3

c=a*b**c**3//2 sorry i wrote it wrong