Eli5: Why is 2^9 + 2^9 = 2^10 382 viewsJanuary 3, 2024 Question91.94K February 15, 2022 0 Comments Middle school teacher here, and this is driving me crazy! Thanks! In: 2 14 Answers ActiveNewestOldest Anonymous Posted February 15, 2022 0 Comments This is because another way to write this is just 2 * 2^9. Just like 4 + 4 is 2*4. 2^9 is just 2 times itself 9 times. That means 2^10 is 2 times itself 10 times or 2 * 2^9 or 2^9 + 2^9. You are viewing 1 out of 14 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login
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