Basic Math Examples

$a^{3} (a + b)$

Step 1

Apply the distributive property.

$a^{3} a + a^{3} b$

Step 2

Multiply $a^{3}$ by $a$ by adding the exponents.

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Step 2.1

Multiply $a^{3}$ by $a$ .

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Step 2.1.1

Raise $a$ to the power of $1$ .

$a^{3} a^{1} + a^{3} b$

Step 2.1.2

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

$a^{3 + 1} + a^{3} b$

Step 2.2

Add $3$ and $1$ .

$a^{4} + a^{3} b$