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Please help me simplify these expressions

Please help me simplify these expressions-example-1

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Answer:

32•z^4•s^7

20w^9

Explanation:

We simply use the multiplication law of indices to work these out.

1. 8zs^2 * 4z^3s^5 = 32 * z^(1+3) * s^(2+5) = 32•z^4•s^7

2. 5w^5 * 4w^4 = 20 * w^5 + 4 = 20w^9

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