Question

Simplify the expression in exponential notation.

2*a*b*a*b

Answer 1

it's 8ab

Answer 2

for each like term you encounter in multiplication you increase the exponent by 1... does that help ?

Answer 3

@16jbrown

Answer 4

\[a \times a=a ^{2}\]

Answer 5

that is because there is 2 of them. a*a is the same as a^2

Answer 6

same thing with b

Answer 7

so you should get \[2a ^{2}b ^{2}\]