Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
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Chapter P - Section P.1 - Algebraic Expressions, Mathematical Models, and Real Numbers - Exercise Set - Page 20: 159

Answer

a. 7 b. 10 c. When multiplying exponents with the same base, the powers are added together.

Work Step by Step

a. Multiply b, 7 times b$\times$b$\times$b$\times$b$\times$b$\times$b$\times$b=$b^{7}$ b. Multiply b, 10 times b$\times$b$\times$b$\times$b$\times$b$\times$b$\times$b$\times$b$\times$b$\times$b=$b^{10}$ c. When multiplying exponents with the same base, the powers are added together.
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