Is that 1/2 outside also an exponent? If so,
(2^-5 * 2^-6)^(1/2)
(2^-11)^(1/2)
2^(-11/2)
recall that
x^m * x^n is the same as xxxxx(m times)*xxxx(n times) = xxxx(m+n) times = x^(m+n)
(x^m)^n = x^m * x^m ... (n times) = x^(m+m+m...n times) = x^(m*n)
Simplify
(2^-5 x 2^-6)1/2
Help I'm confused!
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