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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Help Please? I will fan YOU and Medal YOU! So PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

List three different ways to write 5^11 as the product of two powers. Explain why all three of your expressions are equal to 5^11

OpenStudy (rajee_sam):

you know rule of exponents

OpenStudy (rajee_sam):

\[A ^{m} \times A ^{n} = A ^{(m + n )}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes!

OpenStudy (rajee_sam):

now you have ( m + n ) = 11. Choose 2 nos. that will give you 11 when added.

OpenStudy (rajee_sam):

you have to express \[5^{11} = 5^{m} \times 5^{n}\]

OpenStudy (rajee_sam):

so choose different combinations for m and n which will give you m + n = 11 and write your answers and state the above rule as your reason

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So I need to write different #'s that = 11 ? ? ? ? ?

OpenStudy (rajee_sam):

two numbers that will be equal to 11 when added. Then use that two numbers to write it as 5^m times 5^ n

OpenStudy (rajee_sam):

For example 3 + 8 = 11 right 5^ 11 = 5^3 x 5^8

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So I need to make 3 ways right? @rajee_sam

OpenStudy (rajee_sam):

yes

OpenStudy (rajee_sam):

and for your reason you write the product rule

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Like this @rajee_sam 6 + 5 = 11 5^ 11 = 5^6 x 5^5

OpenStudy (rajee_sam):

exactly

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok. Just to make sure can u give me 1 example for the reason please so i could understand please !!!

OpenStudy (rajee_sam):

You see the rule I wrote on top with all stylish letters in block use that. A^m x A^n = A ^ (m + n)

OpenStudy (rajee_sam):

for all of them this is the reason

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So I use the reason for all of them? A^m x A^n = A ^ (m + n)

OpenStudy (rajee_sam):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok. Thx so much for your great examples! I really do understand thx again !!! :) @rajee_sam

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