Evaluate the following.
$2^8$

• A. $16$
• B. $256$
• C. $5962$
• D. $64$

Answer: (B)

Verified step by step guidance

1. Identify the expression to evaluate: \$2^8$, which means 2 raised to the power of 8.
2. Recall that an exponent indicates how many times to multiply the base by itself. So, \$2^8$ means multiplying 2 by itself 8 times: \(2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2\).
3. Calculate the product step-by-step or recognize patterns: for example, \$2^4 = 16\(, so \)2^8 = (2^4)^2 = 16^2$.
4. Square 16 to find \$16^2$, which is \(16 \times 16\).
5. The result of \(16 \times 16\) gives the value of \$2^8$.