Daily Problem, November 7, 2026: Exponent rules

By the FreeMathSchool team ·

The problem

Simplify (x5)3 · x9. What is the exponent?

Answer

x to the power 24

Worked solution

  1. A power of a power multiplies the exponents: (x5)3 = x15.
  2. Then multiply by x9 by adding exponents: 15 + 9 = 24.

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