i know this is kinda an easy question but can someone please help me?
2007-05-17 12:12:34 · 12 answers · asked by softballer21 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Whenever exponents confuse you, just write everything out the long way.
x^2 is the same as x * x
so x^2 * x is the same as x * x * x, or x^3.
Hope that helps!
2007-05-17 12:17:24 · answer #1 · answered by Bramblyspam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when your multiplying, you multiply the number (x) and ADD the exponents. so if you had 5^8 * 3^9 it would be 15^17. so your answer is x^3. if a number doesn't have an x, there's no exponent. but if it was a number times x but w/ no exponent, you would still count the exponent as 1. (7^9 *2x= 14^10)
2007-05-17 12:19:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
x*x=x^3
2007-05-17 12:23:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is x^3.
When you multiply a variable by itself, what you have to do is add the exponents up. In this case, the exponents are 2 and 1 (for x^2 and x, which is really x^1).
2007-05-17 12:16:21 · answer #4 · answered by Kevin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
x^3
2007-05-17 12:20:29 · answer #5 · answered by blaqk_roses 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
x^3
2007-05-17 12:17:29 · answer #6 · answered by Yueqing 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
x^3
2007-05-17 12:14:39 · answer #7 · answered by erikadoodle 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
x squared or x^2 is really just x*x
We write x*x as x^2 to denote x multiplied by itself. If you multiply it by x again, it's just x*x*x which is x^3. Just as x*x*x*x or x^2 * x^2 or even x^3 * x would be x^4.
2007-05-17 12:19:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
X^3.... when you multiply variable (letter) you add their exponents as well... so X^2 + x^1 (there's always "ONE") is equal to... X^3 (cube)...=)
Just a little hint: When you do division... you do the opposite which is you MINUS their exponents. =)
2007-05-17 12:16:26 · answer #9 · answered by L!LO 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
x^3 x cubed
2007-05-17 12:22:05 · answer #10 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋