Algebra Examples

$x^{a} (1 + x^{b})$

Step 1

Apply the distributive property.

$x^{a} \cdot 1 + x^{a} x^{b}$

Step 2

Multiply $x^{a}$ by $1$ .

$x^{a} + x^{a} x^{b}$

Step 3

Use the power rule $a^{m} a^{n} = a^{m + n}$ to combine exponents.

$x^{a} + x^{a + b}$