Question

Using the power of a power rule, what operation do you use when combining exponents?

Answer 1

Given

$(x^a)^b=x^{a\ast b}$

To find:

Using the power of a power rule, what operation do you use when combining exponents?

Explanation:

It is given that,

$(x^a)^b=x^{a\ast b}$

That implies,

The operation used when combing the exponents in the power of a power rule is multiplication.

Hence, the answer is option a) Multiplication.