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The Commutative Property of Multiplication states that changing the order of the factors does not change the product. Therefore, you can rewrite the expression \( j^{37} \cdot h^{24} \) as:
\[ h^{24} \cdot j^{37} \]
Both expressions represent the same product, but the order of the terms has been switched.
Yes, that's correct! The dot (·) is often used to indicate multiplication in algebra. So in the expression \( j^{37} \cdot h^{24} \), it means \( j^{37} \) is multiplied by \( h^{24} \).
Thus, you can also write it as \( j^{37} \times h^{24} \) or simply \( j^{37}h^{24} \) without the dot. The meaning remains the same.
