10 to the first power, written mathematically as 101, equals 10. When you raise a number to the first power, you are essentially stating that you have just one instance of that number. In this case, since the base is 10, you end up with 10 itself.
This concept is part of exponentiation, which is a mathematical operation that involves two numbers: the base (which is 10 in this case) and the exponent (which is 1). The exponent tells us how many times to multiply the base by itself. Therefore, 101 is the same as just 10.