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Simplify: 4w(to the power of 9)+(-2w(to the power of 9)) enter the original expression if it cannot be simplified

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4w⁹ -2w⁹
= (4-2)w⁹ . . . . . distributive property, or "collecting terms"
= 2w⁹

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In plain text, a caret (^) is used to identify an exponent. w⁹ = w^9. If the exponent has any arithmetic, you need parentheses around it. w^(8+1)
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