Question #75cc2
2 Answers
Apr 14, 2017
Explanation:
Apr 14, 2017
YOur working is correct until the very last step:
Multiply the numbers and add the indices of like bases.
Remember that the numbers and variables are independent of each other. You can think of it as:
There is a difference between
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An alternative method is:
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