You just need to combine.
The rule (a) = a tells us we can just remove the parenthesis.
2*10^16 + 7*10^16
That would equal to 9 x 10^16 because when adding exponents, you keep them the same.
Answer:
9×10^16
Explanation:
Only if the power is the same, you can just add the first numbers
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