SOLUTION: Please help with this. Thank you! Laws of exponents; 5^1/8 • 5^1/8 = ?

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Question 212148: Please help with this. Thank you!
Laws of exponents;
5^1/8 • 5^1/8 = ?
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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5%5E%281%2F8%29+%2A+5%5E%281%2F8%29+=+5%5E%281%2F8+%2B+1%2F8%29+=+5%5E%282%2F8%29
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the law is:
a%5Eb+%2A+a%5Ec+=+a%5E%28b%2Bc%29
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you can use your calculator to solve this.
5^(1/8)*5^(1/8) = 1.495348781
5^(2/8) = 1.495348781
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