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Which value of a will make the following equation true?

(p²)4p³ = pll
a=0
a=2
O No value of a will work.
O a = 1

Which value of a will make the following equation true? (p²)4p³ = pll a=0 a=2 O No-example-1
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so u need to know


{p}^(a) * {p}^(b) = {p}^(a + b)

and


{ ({p}^(a) )}^(b) = \: {p}^(a * b)

question :


{ ({p}^(a) )}^(4) * {p}^(3) = {p}^(11)

so we can tell :


{p}^((a * 4) +3 ) = {p}^(11)

then


(a * 4 )+ 3 = 11


a = 2

the answer is a=2

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