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Bubba:

Simplify 3 with a small 2 in the corner multiplied by 3 with a 5 in the corner 3 with a 7 in the corner 3 with a 10 in the corner 9 with a 7 in the corner 9 with a 10 in the corner

Bubba:

@Ultrilliam

Bubba:

@Vocaloid

Vocaloid:

when you have numbers with exponents multiplied together, add the exponents

Vocaloid:

A^M * A^N = A^(M+N) following this pattern: 3^2 * 3^5 = ?

Bubba:

still cant get it : o

Vocaloid:

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Vocaloid:

follow the pattern

Vocaloid:

@SmokeyBrown can you explain this I'm exhausted

Bubba:

can you please just tell me the answer?

Bubba:

@SmokeyBrown

SmokeyBrown:

So when you have a number with a number in the corner, the corner number is called an exponent. That means that the number is multiplied by itself that many times. So, 3 with a 7 in the corner is 3*3*3*3*3*3*3, or 3 multiplied by itself 7 times and 3 with a 10 in the corner is 3*3*3*3*3*3*3*3*3*3, or 3 multiplied by itself 10 times

SmokeyBrown:

If you multiply these two numbers together, you would get (3 multiplied by itself 7 times) times (3 multiplied by itself 10 times)

Bubba:

thank the lord!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just became a fan of you!

SmokeyBrown:

Another way to state this would be 3 multiplied by itself (10+7) or 17 times. So your final answer would be 3 to the power of 17, 3^17, or 3 with a 17 in the corner. The same rules apply with 9 to the power of 7 times 9 to the power of 10, or any other sets of the same number to the power of something.

SmokeyBrown:

You can also apply this rule to division. If, say you were to divide 3^10 by 3^7, your final answer would be 3^(10-7), or 3^3.

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