Question

How do you simplify `x^3 times 2x^5`?

Answer 1

`x^3 xx2x^5=2x^8`

Explanation:

`x^3 xx2x^5=2x^(3+5)` `=` `2x^8`

Alternatively `x^3=x*x*x` and

`x^3 xx2x^5=x*x*x*xx2xxx*x*x*x*x=2x^8`