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Basics
am # an = am + n
Same base
Add indices
REMEMBER
A coefficient is the number before
the variable in an expression.
Eg. The coefficient of 2x is 2.
am ' an = am - n
Same base
Subtract indices
21a5 b4 c6 ' 7a4 bc4 = ^21 ' 7h^a5 ' a4h^ b4 ' bh^c6 ' c4h
Same bases grouped together
= 3a
= 3ab3 c2
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