Eric Nicholas K's answer to jeslyn tan's Secondary 3 E Maths Singapore question.

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In each case, we need to make either the base or the power the same for both sides so that we can compare the values directly.

In all the four cases, the bases are values exceeding 1 and so does the powers. As such, by observation, the greater the power, or the greater the base, the greater the overall value.