document.write( "Question 233904: i don not understand this could you help me? my paper says simplify the expression. write your answer using exponents. 5^4 x 5^8 \n" ); document.write( "

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i don not understand this could you help me? my paper says simplify the expression. write your answer using exponents. 5^4 x 5^8
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\n" ); document.write( "5^4 means 5*5*5*5
\n" ); document.write( "5^8 means 5*5*5*5*5*5*5*5
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\n" ); document.write( "So 5^4*5^8 = 5^(4+8) = 5^12
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