How do you simplify $p^7 * q^5 *p^6$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-09-25T05:58:10

$= color(blue)(q^5 p^(13)$

$p^7 * q^5 * p^6$

By property
$color(blue)(a^m *a^n = a^(m+n)$

Applying the same property to powers of $p$

$p^7 * q^5 * p^6 = q^5 * color(blue)p^(7+6)$

$= color(blue)(q^5 * p^(13)$

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