Question

How do you simplify `a^2 times a`?

Answer 1

`a^3`

Explanation:

The laws for solving exponents needs to be known.

When you are multplying and the bases are the same, you add the exponents. When dividing, you subtract.

`rArrx^5*x^3=x^(5+3)=x^8`

`rArrx^5/x^3=x^(5-3)=x^2`

So for your question,

`rArra^2*a`

`rArra^2*a^1`

`rArra^(2+1)`

`rArra^3`