Answer
$a^5$
Work Step by Step
We start with the given expression: $a^{-3}a^8$
To multiply powers with the same base, we add the exponents: $a^{8-3}=a^5$
Algebra 1
by Hall, Prentice
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133500403
ISBN 13:
978-0-13350-040-0
Chapter 8 - Polynomials and Factoring - 8-1 Adding and Subtracting Polynomials - Mixed Review - Page 479: 64
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