Question

Do you add or multiply the exponents when simplifying an expression?

Answer 1

you add them

Answer 2

what is your expression?

Answer 3

lets see the problem it depends

Answer 4

\[12x ^{2}(3x ^{4} - 2x)\]

Answer 5

you add them when it is multiplication and subtract when it is division

Answer 6

you would want to use the distributive property and carry the 12x^2 into the () and then add like terms to simplify

Answer 7

and the x with no exponent counts as one