#gcse- indices

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mental bloom
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do you know what happens when u multiply 2 powers with the same base?

iron hill
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yeah you add them

mental bloom
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yeah

iron hill
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so u minus it

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4?

mental bloom
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so if u were doing 17^k * 17^2 what do you get

iron hill
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k^3?

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17k^3

mental bloom
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not quite, remember you have to add the powers

iron hill
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idk

mental bloom
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if it was x^2 * x^3

iron hill
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I added 17^k to 17^2 making 17^3

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5

mental bloom
iron hill
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no it would be x^5??

mental bloom
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yeah

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so ur adding 2 and 3

mental bloom
iron hill
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17^2 17^6

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where am I going wrong?

iron hill
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@carmine sapphire help

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<@&798114828286820362> who do I notify for help?

still knoll
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what the bot said, please ping <@&791435371564892232> not staff for questions 🙂

iron hill
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ok maths mentor wouldn’t show up for me

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<@&791435371564892232> found it sorry

still knoll
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don’t need to ping them twice 😭