SOLUTION: how do you add exponenets that have the same expnenetd, x^5, but different bases?

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Question 65073: how do you add exponenets that have the same expnenetd, x^5, but different bases?
Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You don't.
You can't add x%5E2%2By%5E2
Look what happens if you substitute numbers in:
3%5E2%2B5%5E2
9%2B25
34 <--that's the actual answer, but if you did this
3%5E2%2B5%5E2
8%5E2=64 <---you get the wrong answer.
Happy Calculating!!!