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OpenStudy (anonymous):
PLEASE HELP!!
Using the properties of exponents, simplify the expression.
5^1/2*5^1/2
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
just type the question and it will give the answer not always if it does not work try different ways
OpenStudy (mathstudent55):
\(a^m \cdot a^n = a^{m + n} \)
To multiply two powers with the same base, write the same base and add the exponents.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
5^-2/2? What next?
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
@mathstudent55
OpenStudy (mathstudent55):
Wait. It's not that.
Is your problem
\(\large 5^\frac{1}{2} \cdot 5^\frac{1}{2} \) ?
OpenStudy (mathstudent55):
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OpenStudy (mathstudent55):
If that is the problem, then all you need to do is add the exponents.
What is 1/2 + 1/2 = ?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
No the problem is 5^1/2 * 5^-2/2 @mathstudent55
OpenStudy (mathstudent55):
That's not what you wrote above in your original post.
OpenStudy (mathstudent55):
Ok, let's do this version of the problem. Once again, remember, all you need to do is add exponents since the bases are the same.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Yes I wrote the wrong thing on the original post. Sorry!
OpenStudy (mathstudent55):
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