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ISBN: 9780998625713

Author: Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Publisher: OpenStax - Rice University

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Chapter 9.2, Problem 143E

Explain why x 4 = x 2 . Then explain why x 16 = x 8 .

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