Question

what is x to the power of 2 (x) x to the power of 1

Answer 1

Hey Karleigh! :)
Don't use x for multiply (that's so confusing!!).

So I'm assuming the problem is:
`x to the power of 2` times `x to the power of 1`

x^2 * x^1

\(\Large\rm x^2\cdot x^1\)

When we multiply stuff with the same base, we `add` the exponents.\[\Large\rm x^2\cdot x^1=x^{2+1}\]