Question

A 5 • a -3

(a to the 5th power • a to the -3 power)
•= multiplication

someone please answer this i have no idea what to do

Answer 1

I believe a to the 8th power

Explanation:

when you multiple number with numbers in the power place you multiply the numbers and add the power numbers, so in the case a times a is a and -3 plus 5 is 2 or you could think of it as 5 - 3 = 2