SOLUTION: 2^-3p*2^2p=2^3p

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Question 1098147: 2^-3p*2^2p=2^3p
Answer by greenestamps(13198) About Me  (Show Source):
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On the left, you are multiplying two exponential expressions with the same base, so add the exponents:
2%5E%28-3p%29%2A2%5E%282p%29+=+2%5E%28-3p%2B2p%29+=+2%5E%28-p%29

Then the equation is
2%5E%28-p%29+=+2%5E%283p%29

Now if two exponential expressions with the same base are equal, then the two exponents are equal. So
-p+=+3p
0+=+4p
p+=+0