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Step-by-step explanation:
The applicable rules of exponents are ...
(a^b)(c^b) = (ac)^b
(a^b)(a^c) = a^(b+c)
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1. 3^3 × 5^3 = (3×5)^3 = 15^3 . . . . equal
2. 3^5 × 3^3 = 3^(5+3) = 3^8 . . . . equal
3. 3^5 × 5^3 = 3^5 × (5^(5 -2) = (3^5 × 5^5) × 5^(-2)
= 15^5 × 5^-2 < 15^15 . . . . less than
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