EXPONENTIAL RULES - Example

Rule 1:To multiply identical bases, add the exponents.

Example 4: Simplify

Answer: or

Solution: Multiplication must be completed before you perform any addition. Therefore find first.

can be simplified to .

The problem

can now be written .

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