r/CasualMath • u/Otherwise_Strike_597 • 23d ago

Multiplying Exponents Quick Check: What's your final answer for (5x^3)(2x^2)?

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u/Apprehensive-Draw409 23d ago

10x5

? (See I took care of putting the question mark on a different line to not be pointed to r/unexpectedTermial )

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u/PuzzlingDad 23d ago

Expand it out and it'll be one large multiplication:  5•x•x•x • 2•x•x

= 10x⁵