Simplifying square numbers in a fraction (elementary school lol) I have the following question in

misurrosne

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2022-06-13

Simplifying square numbers in a fraction (elementary school lol)
I have the following question in a practice booklet:
If 2 26 2 23 2 26 + 2 23 = x 9 What is x?
I know the answer is 7 because it's easy enough when you manually figure out 2 26 etc. but is there a faster way? Can I simplify this down somehow? .

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Xzavier Shelton

Xzavier Shelton

Beginner2022-06-14Added 26 answers

2 26 2 23 2 26 + 2 23 = 2 23 ( 2 3 1 ) 2 23 ( 2 3 + 1 )
Are you able to complete it?
Ayanna Trujillo

Ayanna Trujillo

Beginner2022-06-15Added 13 answers

If it is elementary level you should probably learn the rule of the exponents:
a x a y = a x + y
So the exponents add if we multiply two numbers with the same base a but different exponents. Now you can try and use the rule on your numbers.

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