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Simplify 5*5^2 leaving your answer in index form (:

Simplify 5*5^2 leaving your answer in index form (:-example-1
User Ony
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Answer:

5^3

Explanation:

we have 5*5^2 = 5^1*5^2 = 5^3

User Samuel Kodytek
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Answer:

5^3

Explanation:

5*5^2

5^1 * 5^2

When the bases are the same and we are multiplying, we add the exponents

5^(1+2)

5^3

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