Choose the correct simplification of the expression a2 ⋅ a3. a a6 a5 a−1

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Max Baldwin · Answer 1 · 2020-05-17T16:36:23+0000

Answer: The correct option is (C)
a^5.

Step-by-step explanation: We are given to choose the correct simplification for the following expression :

P=a^2.a^3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(i)

We will be using the following property of exponents :

x^a.x^b=x^(a+b).

So, the simplification of expression (i) is as follows :

$P\\\\=a^2.a^3\\\\=a^(2+3)\\\\=a^5.$

Thus, the correct simplification of the given expression is
a^5.

Option (C) is CORRECT.