Using the rules of exponents to multiply and simplify an expression

The video tutorial explains the multiplication rule for exponents, emphasizing that when multiplying exponents with the same base, you add the exponents. The instructor demonstrates this rule by rewriting expressions to group like terms and then solving them step-by-step. The final calculation is shown, resulting in a simplified expression.

Explain the importance of having the same base when adding exponents.

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What do you get when you add the exponents of Y cubed and Y to the fifth?

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