Question

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Answer 1

Without exponents: a * a * a * a * a

Fill in the blank:
`a^5`

Explanation:

We have to use exponent rules:

`x^y * x^y = x^(y+y) \\= x^(2y)`

So for this problem, we can apply that rule here:

`a^3 * a^2 = a^(3+2)`

=
`a^5`

^ This will be the answer to the second question.

Now, to find the equation without exponents, we can use the information we have from above. We need to use this rule:
`x^2 = x * x`

Since our equation is
`a^5`, we can rewrite it as a * a * a * a * a.