Question 693124
{{{2x^5 * 2x^4 <> 2x^9}}}
While to multiply exponents the exponents must be added, if there are any coefficients, those coefficients must be multiplied.
Therefore, {{{2x^5*2x^4 = (2*2)x^(5+4) = highlight_green(4x^9)}}}
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