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What is the value of k in the product of powers below?

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What is the value of k in the product of powers below? 0 1 -3 -1-example-1
User Yurets
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10^(-3) \cdot 10 \cdot 10^k = 10^(-3)



10^(-3 + 1 + k) = 10^(-3)


Taking logs,



-3 + 1 + k = -3



k = -1


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User Murrometz
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The answer is:
k=-1

The explanation is shown below:

1. By the exponents properties, when you have equal bases, you must sum the exponents of all the bases.

2. Based on this, let's write only the exponents and let's solve for
k to calculate its value:


-3+1+k=-3\\ k=-3+3-1\\ k=-1

Therefore, the answer is
k=-1

User Damian Helme
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