Question

COULD SOME PLEASE HELP AND Explain how you would find the product of 20^12 and 20^8. Include either the exponent rule or the expanded method in your explanation. Give your answer in exponential form.

Answer 1

Multiplying powers of the same base : add the exponents.

Answer 2

remember that 20^12 means 20*20*20*... *20 (20 times itself 12 times)
and 20^8 means multiply 20 times itself 8 times

so just write 20 times itself 12 times, and then times 20 times itself 8 times
now count the number of 20's

Answer 3

20 = 2(10)

20^(12) = (2*10)^12 = 2^12 * 10^12

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