Question

Explain how you would find the product of 20 to the power of 12 and 20 to the power of 8. Include either the exponent rule or the expanded method in your explanation. Give your answer in exponential form.

Answer 1

See explanation below

Explanation:

Using the exponent rule for products:

`x^a\,*\,x^b = x^((a+b))`

we can write:

`20^(12)\,*\,20^8=20^((12+8))=20^(20)`