kind of a dumb question but is this right?

e^(-x^2/2a^2) * e^(-x^2/2a^2)
= e^(-2x^2/2a^2) ? would feel a little stupid asking my teacher right now lol

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correct, but I'd lose the 2's:

e^(-x^2/a^2)
which is
e^(-x^2/a^2)
ahh thank you. sometimes I just forget how to do the easiest things! lol