how to simply y5 z2 y4 z3

Question

how to simply y5 y4 z2 z3

Answer 1

When numbers are multiplied together with the same base, you ADD the exponents.  (For example, x^3 times x^5 equals x^8.)

 

Therefore, y^5 * y^4 = y^9

 

and

 

z^2 * z^3 = z^5

 

So the total is y^9 * z^5