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by brood1989 » Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:38 am
Here is how you should approach this problem.

2^5 + 2^5 is really just 2(2^5)...once it is in
this form we know that 2 is just 2^1. So 2^1 * 2^5
means we add the exponents hence 2^6. Same thing for
the 3's...3(3^5) = 3^1 + 3^5 = 3^6.
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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:42 am
Sometimes it's hard to see that numbers behave the same as variables do.

We know that x + x + y + y + y can be rewritten as 2x + 3y

Similarly, 2^5 + 2^5 + 3^5 + 3^5 + 3^5 = 2(2^5) + 3(3^5)

From here we can simplify 2(2^5) + 3(3^5) as 2^6 + 3^6
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by manpsingh87 » Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:48 am
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Can anyone explain the reasoning behind this? The only way it makes sense to me is when I do the arithmetic to get the answer.
well concept involved here is that, when two or more numbers are multiplied whose bases are same, then their powers get added. i.e. x^y*x^2=x^(y+2),

now 2^5+2^5= 2^5(1+1)=2^5*2=2^(5+1);=2^6;
similarly 3^5+3^5+3^5=3^5(1+1+1)=3^5*3=3^6;
hence our answer is 2^6+3^6;
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