document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=279907>Question 279907</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can a^3*b^4 be simplifed?  Explain your answer.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #203416 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=203416\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"Simplified\" is not a clearly defined term.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can a^3*b^4 be simplifed?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It can be expressed as<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is that more simplified than <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E3b%5E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E3b%5E4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^3b^4 has fewer terms, but a larger exponent, and the sum of the exponents is 7 vs 4.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For this to have a definitive answer, \"simplify\" has to be defined.<BR>\n" );
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