SOLUTION: Hi I have a question, 4t to the power of 7 x 3r to the power of 8, do I have to times the two powers and the 4 and the 3. Or just times the powers. Thanks in advance.

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Question 789187: Hi I have a question,
4t to the power of 7 x 3r to the power of 8, do I have to times the two powers and the 4 and the 3. Or just times the powers.
Thanks in advance.
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, josmiceli:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi I have a question,
4t to the power of 7 x 3r to the power of 8, do I have to times the two powers and the 4 and the 3. Or just times the powers.
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4t%5E7%2A3r%5E8+=+12r%5E8t%5E7
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You can't multiply r and t.

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Is this the problem?
+%28+4t+%29%5E7+%2A+%28+3r+%29%5E8+
You have to imagine that you are multiplying
these out, like:
+%284t%29%2A%284t%29%2A%284t%29+. . . 7 times
and
+%283r%29%2A%283r%29%2A%283r%29+ . . . 8 times
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Out of this, you get:
+4%5E7+ times +t%5E7+ times +3%5E8+ times +r%5E8+
Putting it together,
+4%5E7+%2A+3%5E8+%2B+t%5E7+%2A+r%5E8+
That's as simple as you can make it unless
you want to calculate +4%5E7+%2A+3%5E8+