6*x*x*x*x*x the stars are multiplication signs! help me please!
2007-09-05 10:47:21 · 5 answers · asked by blahhhi 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
its 5 x's !
2007-09-05 10:48:04 · update #1
6x^5
2007-09-05 10:54:28 · answer #1 · answered by Toria 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To use exponents, ALL the things that get multiplied together must be the same thing.
Here, you have 6 times x*x*x*x*x (the 6 will have to be kept separate).
you can replace the five x multiplied together by a x with a small 5 up and to the right. But on "answers" many of us can't do that on our keyboards, so we use a caret ^.
6*x*x*x*x*x = 6*x^5 (six times x to the fifth power).
Often, the star is omitted in these expressions:
6x^5 or 6 x^5 usually mean the same thing as 6*x^5
6x^5 is what you will see most often on this site.
2007-09-05 17:57:01 · answer #2 · answered by Raymond 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
6(x^5)
You probably need the parentheses or else you'll be putting in a completely different equation!
2007-09-05 17:56:36 · answer #3 · answered by sakira_starwolf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
6x^5
2007-09-05 17:56:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
6x^5
2007-09-05 17:54:56 · answer #5 · answered by Zero 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋