9.3 E XPONENTS, P RODUCTS, AND P OWERS. P RODUCT OF T WO P OWERS WITH E QUAL B ASES If you multiply...

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9.3 EXPONENTS, PRODUCTS, AND POWERS

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9.3 EXPONENTS, PRODUCTS, AND POWERS

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PRODUCT OF TWO POWERS WITH EQUAL BASES If you multiply two powers, and both bases

are equal, then you can add the exponents (and use the same base).

a b a bx x x

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SIMPLIFY

7 35 5

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SIMPLIFY

2 47 3a a a

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POWER OF A PRODUCT

Exponentiation distributes over multiplication.

a a axy x y

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SIMPLIFY

23x

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SIMPLIFY

32y

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POWER OF A POWER

If you raise a power to a power, then you multiply the exponents.

ba abx x

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SIMPLIFY

652x

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SIMPLIFY

235xy

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SIMPLIFY OR STATE THAT THE EXPRESSION CANNOT BE SIMPLIFIED

2 23 5x x

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SIMPLIFY OR STATE THAT THE EXPRESSION CANNOT BE SIMPLIFIED

3 24 4x x

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SIMPLIFY OR STATE THAT THE EXPRESSION CANNOT BE SIMPLIFIED

3 23 4x x

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SIMPLIFY OR STATE THAT THE EXPRESSION CANNOT BE SIMPLIFIED

3 2x y

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HOMEWORK

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