Hey there!
It’s very much impossible to make this equation without it being an exponent because the result has an exponent in it itself
x⁴ × x²
= (x × x × x × x) + (x × x)
≈ x⁴ ⁺ ²
≈ x⁶
Therefore, the answer should be: x⁶
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~Amphitrite1040:)