document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=391134>Question 391134</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Do you add or multiply in the equation(w^2)^3? I got w^5 and w^6. I tried both and both are a right to my book. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE w^5\"> is incorrect.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Think of it this way.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ w^2\ =\ w\,\cdot\,w\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x^3\ =\ x\,\cdot\,x\,\cdot\,x\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\ =\ w^2\"> and substitute:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (w^2)^3\ =\ (w^2)(w^2)(w^2)\ = (w\,\cdot\,w)(w\,\cdot\,w)(w\,\cdot\,w)\ =\ w\,\cdot\,w\,\cdot\,w\,\cdot\,w\,\cdot\,w\,\cdot\,w\ =\ w^6\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Capisce?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In general,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (a^n)^m\ =\ a^{n^m}\ =\ a^{nm}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "whereas\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ a^n\,\cdot\,a^m\ =\ a^{n+m}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One more thing:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \left(w^2\right)^3\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is NOT an equation.  It is necessary (but not always sufficient) for a thing to contain an equals sign (=) in order for the thing to be an equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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