Answer:
C. Add the exponents
Step-by-step explanation:
The given expression is presented as follows;
6·x·y²·z⁴·2·x²·y⁵·z
The expression can be rearranged by according to like terms as follows;
6·2·x·x²·y²·y⁵·z⁴·z = 3·2·2·x·x²·y²·y⁵·z⁴·z
By the law of indices, we add the exponents of the like terms to simplify the expression as follows;
3·2·2·x·x²·y²·y⁵·z⁴·z = 3·2⁽¹⁺¹⁾·x⁽²⁺¹⁾·y⁽⁵⁺²⁾·z⁽⁴⁺¹⁾ = 3·2²·x³·y⁷·z⁵
In order to simplify the expression the step Tim needs to use for each variable's exponent is to add the exponents.
