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How do you simplify $3 a^{2} \cdot 5 a^{3}$ $3a^2 * 5a^3$ ?

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Mar 15, 2018

$15 a^{5}$ $15a^5$

Explanation:

$3 \cdot 5 = 15$ $3*5=15$

and

$a^{2} \cdot a^{3} = a^{2 + 3} = a^{5}$ $a^2*a^3=a^(2+3)=a^5$

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