Ellen’s dog has a pen that is 32 feet by 33 feet. What is the area of the dog pen?
A rectangle with length 3 cubed feet and width of 3 squared feet.
Find the area.
1. Multiply powers: 32 · 33
2. Expand each power: (3 · 3) · (3 · 3 · 3)
3. Simplify: 35
Complete each sentence.
The
of the original exponent is the exponent in the power of product.
The dog pen has an area of
square feet.