SOLUTION: Simplify (x^5)^2 A.) x^10 B.) x^7 C.) 2x^5 D.) x^25 Thanks whoever helps me!by the way (this means ^ power of)

Question 140849: Simplify (x^5)^2
A.) x^10
B.) x^7
C.) 2x^5
D.) x^25
Thanks whoever helps me!by the way (this means ^ power of)

Found 2 solutions by rapaljer, jim_thompson5910:
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When you raise a power to a power, you MULTIPLY the exponents! This would be x^10, the answer is A.

For more detailed explanation for the topic of LAWS of EXPONENTS, see my website, by clicking on my tutor name "rapaljer" anywhere in algebra.com, and look for my first link: "Basic, Intermediate, or College Algebra: One Step at a Time." Go to Basic Algebra, Chapter 2, Section 2.12 Laws of Exponents. I think you will find this a much simpler explanation than what they give you in the traditional textbooks.

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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are two ways to do this

Start with the given expression

Expand the expression. Remember, something like

Multiply the two expressions by adding the exponents

Add the exponents

So

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Or...

Start with the given expression

Multiply the outer exponent with the inner exponent. Remember

Multiply

So . Either way, we get the same answer.
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