How do you simplify y^5timesy^2?

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Kayla
Jan 3, 2017

y^7

Explanation:

Based on the exponent product rule, which states that whenever you are multiplying exponents with the same base, you just add the exponents together and solve.

In this case y is the base and the numbers 5 and 2 represent the exponent: ![http://slideplayer.com/slide/5707708/](useruploads.socratic.org)

Therefore, y^5xxy^2 becomes y^(5+2), which is equivalent to y^7.

So, y^5xxy^2 = y^7.

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