Question

If you simplify x • 5x by multiplying like terms, your answer is 5 times x raised to some exponent. What is the exponent of x? (Points : 3)

Answer 1

Any ideas?

Answer 2

Not one.

Answer 3

$$\Huge 25=5 \cdot5=5^2$$

Answer 4

The number 25 can be written as 5*5 and is called a power of 5.

Answer 5

Second power of 5: $$\Huge 5^2=5 \cdot5$$

Answer 6

$$\Huge x^2= ?$$

Answer 7

\[x \times x\]

Answer 8

?

Answer 9

yes

Answer 10

Look at the bottom of this question for an explanation
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Answer 11

what about this... \[x^m \times x^n=x^{m+n}\]... also any number without exponent is always a number raise to 1 such as \[a^1=a\]