9.3 E XPONENTS, P RODUCTS, AND P OWERS

P RODUCT OF T WO P OWERS WITH E QUAL B ASES If you multiply two powers, and both bases are equal, then you can add the exponents (and use the same base).

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P OWER OF A P RODUCT Exponentiation distributes over multiplication.

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P OWER OF A P OWER If you raise a power to a power, then you multiply the exponents.

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S IMPLIFY OR S TATE THAT THE EXPRESSION CANNOT BE SIMPLIFIED

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