Problem: Which Is Largest?
On impulse, some will attempt to evaluate each expression individually
and compare the values. If we look closer, we can see that we can use what
we know about exponent rules to "break down each number. Lets begin
with 
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Similarly, we may use the same method to get
and 
Notice that each of the numbers can be written in terms of a number raised to the 25th power. We can rewrite each number
Now we may simply choose the largest number which is 9.