Question

Do both a^n + a^n and a^n + a^2 equal a^2n?

Answer 1

a^n +a^n =2a^n and a^n + a^2=?

Answer 2

No, the first.\[a^n + a^n = 2a^n\]The second is harder to simplify but can be changed to\[a^n + a^2 = a^2(a^n-^2 +1)\]

Answer 3

both are not equal to a^2

Answer 4

if n=2 then it is possible