Question

What is `x^3 * x^5` in simplified exponential notation?

Answer 1

Use this rule of exponents to simplify: `x^color(red)(a) xx x^color(blue)(b) = x^(color(red)(a) +color(blue)(b))`

`x^color(red)(3) * x^color(blue)(5) = x^(color(red)(3) +color(blue)(5)) = x^8`