document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=496636>Question 496636</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could you explain the product rule of exponents. Why does it work. Give examples </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #336512 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=336512\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you presume the product rule is the property that\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE x^ax^b = x^{a+b}\"> (unlike the product rule regarding derivatives of functions)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "consider that multiplying x \"a\" times, followed by multiplying x \"b\" times will simply result in multiplying x \"a+b\" times. For example,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE 2^22^3 = 2^{2+3} = 2^5 = 32\"> </SPAN>\n" );
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