Question

Choose the correct simplification of (x5)2.

x7

x10

x3

x25

Answer 1

do you mean \[5x(2)\] or \[5x^2\]?

Answer 2

5x^2 sorry

Answer 3

its okay. first thing is first, what do you do with the exponets?

Answer 4

multiply... i think

Answer 5

do you remember pendas?

Answer 6

yes. that applies here ?

Answer 7

yes
\[5x^2\] what's first?

Answer 8

exponent

Answer 9

okay then, now you have what?

Answer 10

5x

Answer 11

what equation would you have now?

Answer 12

x^10 my bad

Answer 13

the equation is actually (5^2)^2

Answer 14

no you wouldn't. if you have \[5x^2\] and you spit it, you wouldn't have \[x^10\] you would get \[5x^1\] and \[5x^1\] now what would you do with them?

Answer 15

idk now

Answer 16

okay, when you split up \[5x^2\] you would get \[5x\] and \[5x\] what would you do with the two \[5x\]

Answer 17

divide ? i dont think my lessons covered this

Answer 18

no. you wouldn't divide. you remember PEMDAS? you have this equation, \[5x(5x)\] what would you do now?

Answer 19

i dont think my lessons covered this

Answer 20

as in IDK

Answer 21

okay, first when you see something like oh, lets say: 5(2) it means to multiply. so if you have \[5x(5x)\] you would multiply them. and thus you would get:

Answer 22

x^25

Answer 23

x^10 was correct. why did u say otherwise ?

Answer 24

no its not, the answer would be \[25x\] you wouldn't do it as the exponet

Answer 25

look: \[5x^2\] \[5x(5x)\] \[25x\] 5 times 5 isn't 10, its 25.