Question

A student claims that 8^3 • 8^5 is greater than 1 explain whether the student is correct or not

Answer 1

Answer: The student is correct.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

`8^3.8^5`

Using the law of exponents, which states that,

`a^m* a^n=a^(m+n)`

So, we apply this first,

`8^3* 8^5\\\\=8^(3+5)\\=8^8\\\\=16777216`

which is obviously greater than 1.

Hence , the student is correct.

Answer 2

In order to answer this question the parts must be broken down: 8^3 is 8*8*8 which equals 512 and 8^5 is 8*8*8*8*8 which equals 32761. 512*32761 equals 16777216. 167772176 is greater than 1.