How do you simplify $3p^4*p^2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-27T00:07:09

$3p^6$

When we multiply exponents with the same base, we add the exponents. This allows us to rewrite this as

$3p^(4+2)$

which simplifies to

$3p^6$

Another way we could think about this is we essentially have

$3color(blue)(p^4)*color(purple)(p^2)$

$3*color(blue)(p*p*p*p)*color(purple)(p*p)$

In this expression, we are multiplying $p$ $6$ times. This is our exponent on $p$ . Also, be mindful of the $3$ out front.

Hope this helps!

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