Use the product rule of exponents to simplify 5^10x5^5

Answer 1

The product rule of exponents states that when you multiply two numbers with the same base, you add their exponents.

Therefore, to simplify 5^10 * 5^5, we add the exponents together: 10 + 5 = 15.

So, 5^10 * 5^5 = 5^15.