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Chapter 2: An ancient theorem and a modern question: Difference between revisions

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This is known as the additive property of exponentiation. It can be written as:
This is known as the additive property of exponentiation. It can be written as:


<math> 2^3 \cdot 2^5 = 2^{3+5} <\math>
<math> 2^3 \cdot 2^5 = 2^{3+5} </math>


Or more generally:
Or more generally:


<math> 2^a \cdot 2^b = 2^a+b <\math>
<math> 2^a \cdot 2^b = 2^{a+b} </math>


== Preliminaries ==
== Preliminaries ==
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