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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Compare and contrast, in complete sentences, the difference between the products of y2y5 and (y2)5. Provide the expanded form and product of each.

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OpenStudy (luigi0210):

Is it \[\Large y^2(y^5)~~and~~(y^2)^5\]

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OpenStudy (luigi0210):

Okay, so the difference is: \[\huge (x^a)(x^b)=x^{a+b}~~and~~(x^a)^b=x^{a*b}\]

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