Properties of Exponents

01 Mar 1998

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Properties of Exponents

From the basic definition of positive integer exponents, we have

(1)

$a^{n_1} a^{n_2} = a^{n_1 + n_2}$

(2)

$$\$

Note that property (2) implies property (1). We list it explicitly for convenience below.
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Properties of Exponents