Multiply and simplify:

b^4 • b • b^2 • b^3

Question

Multiply and simplify:

b^4 • b • b^2 • b^3

hsjkirribilli266199 · Answer

"b^10"  I guess...

bananas1234 · Answer

How did you get that answer?

kidrah69 · Answer

Add up the exponents

hsjkirribilli266199 · Answer

by adding exponents. I am not sure though...

bananas1234 · Answer

well the exponents together would be 9 then we have b that would make it 10. i think

kidrah69 · Answer

when you have the same base and you are multiplying you will add the exponents

kidrah69 · Answer

so in this case 10 is right :)

thefurball · Answer

think of b as b^1

hsjkirribilli266199 · Answer

the second term is b^1  but we dont write it

kidrah69 · Answer

10 is right

bananas1234 · Answer

ok, so we would not multiply the exponents

kidrah69 · Answer

you have it correct when you have the same base you will ADD

bananas1234 · Answer

ohhh i see so what if we did not have the same base?

kidrah69 · Answer

then  that would be something diffrent that comes after this do you know the exponent rules?

nincompoop · Answer

laws of exponent 
$\huge x^a \times x^b = x^{a+b} $

bananas1234 · Answer

no

bananas1234 · Answer

ohh i see @nincompoop

nincompoop · Answer

meaning, you can only add the exponents of the same variables

kidrah69 · Answer

Thats what i said

kidrah69 · Answer

nincompoop · Answer

you cannot use the same rule for 
$\huge m^a \times p^b $

because m and p are not the same variable, unless it was defined somewhere that $m = p$

bananas1234 · Answer

Thanks! @kidrah69

kidrah69 · Answer

nincompoop · Answer

you're welcome

kidrah69 · Answer

thanks nin

bananas1234 · Answer

thanks!! i think i understand it a bit better now!!

kidrah69 · Answer

yep just review the laws and you'll be good :)

bananas1234 · Answer

Also that is an adorable baby in your pic! @kidrah69 Thanks!!

kidrah69 · Answer

LOL thanks ^_^