document.write( "Question 1013733: If the expression (2x^3)(-5x^4) was placed in the form ax^b, where a and are integers, then what is the value of a+b? Show the work that leads to the answer. \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%282x%5E3%29%28-5x%5E4%29=+-10x%5E7\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, compared to the form $\"ax%5Eb\"$ we can see that $\"a=-10\"$ and $\"b=7\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then the value of $\"a%2Bb=-10%2B7=-3\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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