lesson1Title

lesson2Title

lesson3Title

lesson4Title

lesson5Title

lesson6Title

lesson7Title

lesson8Title

lesson9Title

lesson10Title

lesson11Title

lesson12Title

pythonDataAnalyticsBasicChapter3Title

pythonDataAnalyticsBasicChapter1Title

lesson13Title

lesson14Title

lesson16Title

pythonDataAnalyticsBasicChapter2Title

# How to Calculate Squares in Python

The exponentiation operator `**` returns the value of the number on the left raised to the power of the number on the right.

For example, `a ** b` returns `a` raised to the power of `b`.

```python title="Exponentiation Example"
squared = 2 ** 3

print(squared)  # 8
```

<br />

The `**` operator is useful in math for calculating powers, such as areas and volumes.

```python title="Calculating the Area of a Square"
side = 5 # Length of one side of the square

area_of_square = side ** 2 # Area of the square

print(area_of_square)  # 25
```

The power operator ** in Python is used to calculate the power of a number. It raises the number on the left to the exponent on the right. For example, 7 ** 2 returns 49.

### Using the Power Operator in Python

Run the following code to calculate the area of a square. The expected output is `49`.