ISEE Upper Level Math : How to multiply exponential variables

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Example Questions

Example Question #291 : Algebraic Concepts

Fill in the box to form a perfect square trinomial:

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To obtain the constant term of a perfect square trinomial, divide the linear coefficient, which here is 20, by 2, and square the quotient. The result is 

Example Question #292 : Algebraic Concepts

Fill in the box to form a perfect square trinomial:

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Correct answer:

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To obtain the constant term of a perfect square trinomial, divide the linear coefficient, which here is 9, by 2, and square the quotient. The result is 

Example Question #291 : Algebraic Concepts

Multiply:

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Use the distributive property, then collect like terms:

Example Question #11 : How To Multiply Exponential Variables

Multiply:

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Example Question #11 : How To Multiply Exponential Variables

Simplify:

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Use the pattern, substituting .

Example Question #12 : How To Multiply Exponential Variables

Write in expanded form.

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Example Question #13 : How To Multiply Exponential Variables

Simplify:

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First, simplify all of the exponents. When the exponent is outside of the parantheses, multiply it by the exponents inside so that you get: . Multiply so that you get 27. Then, multiply like terms. First, multilpy 2 by 27 so that you get 54. Then, multiply the x terms. Remember, when bases are the same, add the exponents: . Then, multiply the y terms: . Then, multiply all of the terms together so that you get .

Example Question #14 : How To Multiply Exponential Variables

Simplify:

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Example Question #15 : How To Multiply Exponential Variables

Simplify the following expression:

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Simplify the following expression:

To combine these, we need to multiply our coefficients and our variables. 

First, multiply the coefficients 

Next, multiply our variables by adding the exponent:

So, we put it all together to get:

Example Question #16 : How To Multiply Exponential Variables

Simplify the following:

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When multiply variables with exponents, we will use the following formula:

 

So, we can write the problem like this:

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