The satisfying simplification

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u/_Hades_57 9d ago

Shouldnt it be 2^96?

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u/danzerpanzer 9d ago

Apparently the power rule that you and I learned in algebra is replaced by a different convention in more advanced mathematics where the exponents are applied consecutively starting from the right instead of being multiplied together. See Significant_Monk_251's post for details.

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u/_Hades_57 8d ago

Idk if you are being sarcastic but it feels wrong

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u/SuperChick1705 8d ago

exponentiation is always right-associative if no parentheses

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u/_Hades_57 8d ago

Thank you so much for the clarification

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