The mathematical operator used to raise five to the second power is the exponentiation operator, commonly represented as a caret symbol (^). In this case, we write it as 5^2.
When we say ‘five to the second power,’ we mean that we are multiplying five by itself, which can also be expressed as 5 x 5. The result of this operation is 25.
Exponentiation is a fundamental operation in mathematics that allows us to express repeated multiplication succinctly. In general, a^n means that the base a is multiplied by itself n times.