what expression has addition, multiplication and an exponent

Question

Melanie's math teacher has asked her to write an expression equal to 9.The expression must contain each of the following operations: addition, multiplication and an exponent . What expression can she write?

Answer 1

So we need to find values for a, b and c in one of the following examples:

(1) a²+bc=9: example: a=1, b=2, c=4 so the expression is 1²+2×4=9

(2) ab²+c=9: example: a=1, b=2, c=5 so the expression is 1(2²)+5=9

(3) c(a²+b)=9: example: a=2, b=1, c=1.8 so the expression is 1.8(2²+1)=9

And there are many other examples.