Pre-Algebra : Polynomials

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Example Questions

Example Question #33 : Product Rule Of Exponents

Simplify:  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Evaluate the powers by multiplication.

Use the power rule to combine the terms.  The exponents can then be added.

Example Question #35 : Product Rule Of Exponents

Solve:  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Simplify the first two terms using the product rule of exponents.  When the base of some power is squared, we can simply multiply the two powers together.

Simplify the powers.

Use the power rule to add the powers since the bases are alike.

Example Question #36 : Product Rule Of Exponents

Solve

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

If a variable has an exponent with the value of a, it means we are taking that variable and mulitplying it by itself a times.  For example,

and so on.

 

So when we multiply

we can expand it to look like

If we multiply, we get

which equals

 

Example Question #34 : Product Rule Of Exponents

Simplify the following:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

When you multiply two terms together with the same base, you add the exponents.  So, 

Example Question #38 : Product Rule Of Exponents

Simplify the following

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

When multiplying terms with the same base, we add the exponents.  Therefore,

can be written as

Example Question #35 : Product Rule Of Exponents

Simplify the following expression:

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Explanation:

Simplify the following expression:

So, we are multiplying exponents. When doing so, we need to treat the numbers out in front like regular multiplication, and add the exponents:

So we have our answer:

Example Question #41 : Product Rule Of Exponents

Which answer shows the solution to:

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Explanation:

A question in product format like this you must multiply the exponents.

Example Question #42 : Product Rule Of Exponents

Simplify the following:

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Correct answer:

 

Explanation:

The product rule for exponents states then when you have the same base multiplied together, you add the exponents.  So,

can be written as

Example Question #42 : Product Rule Of Exponents

Simplify the following:

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None of the above

Correct answer:

Explanation:

When you multiply exponents you will end up adding the two numbers so you will get:

  which is  

Example Question #1 : Solving Polynomials

Evaluate the expression if .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

We can replace each instance of  in the original expression with 3.

Now, solve using order of operations:

 

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