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Combine like terms: s ⋅ s ⋅ s ⋅ s ⋅ s

What would you get if you combined them?
1. 5s
2. s5

2 Answers

6 votes

Answer:

Option 2, assuming that it is
s^5.

Explanation:

s * s * s * s * s

S gets multiplied by itself 5 times. We can rewrite this expression as one with an exponent. Since 's' is getting multiplied 5 times, the exponent would be 5.


\huge\boxed{s^5}

The first option would multiply the value of 's' times 5, which is not the same thing as the expression shown.

5s = 5 * s

Option 2 should be the correct answer.

Hope this helps.

User Sergio
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Answer:

s5

Explanation:

User Marianosimone
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