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Simplify: (1) a⁶×a⁸ (2) x⁵×x³​

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Just as the indicies so it should be a^14
And the second one should be x^8
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Explanation:


\tt{1. \: {a}^(6) * {a}^(8) = {a}^(6 + 8) = \boxed{ \tt{{a}^(14)} }}


\tt{2. \: \: {x}^(5) * {x}^(3) = {x}^(5 + 3) = \boxed{ \tt{{x}^(8) }}}

{ To multiply two terms with same base , their indices are added and the same base is taken }

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