How do you simplify #3x^12*2x^3#?

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Answer 1 · 2015-09-23T16:29:40

#=color(blue)(6x^15#

#3x^12 * 2x^3#

#=color(blue)(x^12 * x^3) * 3 *2#

By property
#color(blue)(a^m * a^n = a^(m+n)#

Applying the same to the exponents of #x#

(#color(blue)(x^12 * x^3 = x^(12+3) = x^15#)

#=color(blue)(x^15) * 3 *2#

#=color(blue)(x^15) * 6#

#=color(blue)(6x^15#