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Describe the error in the simplification below.

2^4x2^5 = (2 • 2)4+5
= 49

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Answer:

You need to multiply the exponents, then you can multiply the two factors.

Correct answer of the equation:

2^4 x 2^5, multiply exponents

16 x 32, multiply

= 512

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