How to simplify $2^{(3+(4+(5+(6+(7+(8))))))}$? [closed]












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Thanks to the rules of parenthesis in exponents, $2^{(3+(4+(5+(6+(7+(8))))))}$ has a huge number of parenthesis.



How do you simplify this so you wouldn't have to write $))))))$ at the end of a math problem?










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    If you are working in a normal context, You don't need any of the parentheses thanks to commutativity. If you are working in a weird group, that's another story...
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Thanks to the rules of parenthesis in exponents, $2^{(3+(4+(5+(6+(7+(8))))))}$ has a huge number of parenthesis.



How do you simplify this so you wouldn't have to write $))))))$ at the end of a math problem?










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    If you are working in a normal context, You don't need any of the parentheses thanks to commutativity. If you are working in a weird group, that's another story...
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    What is this "rule of parentheses in exponents"?
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Thanks to the rules of parenthesis in exponents, $2^{(3+(4+(5+(6+(7+(8))))))}$ has a huge number of parenthesis.



How do you simplify this so you wouldn't have to write $))))))$ at the end of a math problem?










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Thanks to the rules of parenthesis in exponents, $2^{(3+(4+(5+(6+(7+(8))))))}$ has a huge number of parenthesis.



How do you simplify this so you wouldn't have to write $))))))$ at the end of a math problem?







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closed as unclear what you're asking by Did, Don Thousand, José Carlos Santos, metamorphy, Adrian Keister Jan 26 at 19:22


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    If you are working in a normal context, You don't need any of the parentheses thanks to commutativity. If you are working in a weird group, that's another story...
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    – Don Thousand
    Jan 25 at 23:43










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    What is this "rule of parentheses in exponents"?
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    – kccu
    Jan 25 at 23:44


















  • $begingroup$
    If you are working in a normal context, You don't need any of the parentheses thanks to commutativity. If you are working in a weird group, that's another story...
    $endgroup$
    – Don Thousand
    Jan 25 at 23:43










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    What is this "rule of parentheses in exponents"?
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    – kccu
    Jan 25 at 23:44
















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If you are working in a normal context, You don't need any of the parentheses thanks to commutativity. If you are working in a weird group, that's another story...
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If you are working in a normal context, You don't need any of the parentheses thanks to commutativity. If you are working in a weird group, that's another story...
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What is this "rule of parentheses in exponents"?
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$2^{(3+(4+(5+(6+(7+(8))))))} = 2^{(3+4+5+6+7+8)} = 2^{33}$. The only set of parantheses needed is the outermost one, to imply that you do the addition before you do the exponentiation.






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    And even the outer ones aren't really needed since they're implied by the fact the whole exponent is one superscript!
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$3+(4+(5+(6+(7+(8))))) = 3+4+5+6+7+8 = 33$



Therefore, $2^{(3+(4+(5+(6+(7+(8))))))} = 2^{33}$.






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    Addition is associative so in your case, we have:



    $$2^{(3+(4+(5+(6))))}=2^{(3+4+5+6)}$$



    No need for an inordinate number of parentheses here.






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      This would be identical to simply simplifying the exponent.



      So what would an equivalent expression be for the exponent, i.e. what does



      $$(3+(4+(5+(6+(7+(8)))))))$$



      equal? (Or the sum with the numbers up to $6$, you have two different expressions in the question.) Obviously it would just be the sum of these numbers, right? Thus, you can just substitute the sum into the exponent. (This applies to either one.)






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        To combat this kind of problem when typesetting documents, we often either just evaluate the exponent (like Mike suggested), or use dots, like $2(3+(4+(5+cdots+20(21))))$. Alternatively, I've seen people use $)cdots)$, but that's exceedingly rare. If working in a context when you have commutativity and associativity though, the first option is probably the way to go.






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          $2^{(3+(4+(5+(6+(7+(8))))))} = 2^{(3+4+5+6+7+8)} = 2^{33}$. The only set of parantheses needed is the outermost one, to imply that you do the addition before you do the exponentiation.






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            And even the outer ones aren't really needed since they're implied by the fact the whole exponent is one superscript!
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          $2^{(3+(4+(5+(6+(7+(8))))))} = 2^{(3+4+5+6+7+8)} = 2^{33}$. The only set of parantheses needed is the outermost one, to imply that you do the addition before you do the exponentiation.






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            And even the outer ones aren't really needed since they're implied by the fact the whole exponent is one superscript!
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          $2^{(3+(4+(5+(6+(7+(8))))))} = 2^{(3+4+5+6+7+8)} = 2^{33}$. The only set of parantheses needed is the outermost one, to imply that you do the addition before you do the exponentiation.






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          $2^{(3+(4+(5+(6+(7+(8))))))} = 2^{(3+4+5+6+7+8)} = 2^{33}$. The only set of parantheses needed is the outermost one, to imply that you do the addition before you do the exponentiation.







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          And even the outer ones aren't really needed since they're implied by the fact the whole exponent is one superscript!
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          And even the outer ones aren't really needed since they're implied by the fact the whole exponent is one superscript!
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          $3+(4+(5+(6+(7+(8))))) = 3+4+5+6+7+8 = 33$



          Therefore, $2^{(3+(4+(5+(6+(7+(8))))))} = 2^{33}$.






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            $3+(4+(5+(6+(7+(8))))) = 3+4+5+6+7+8 = 33$



            Therefore, $2^{(3+(4+(5+(6+(7+(8))))))} = 2^{33}$.






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              $3+(4+(5+(6+(7+(8))))) = 3+4+5+6+7+8 = 33$



              Therefore, $2^{(3+(4+(5+(6+(7+(8))))))} = 2^{33}$.






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              $3+(4+(5+(6+(7+(8))))) = 3+4+5+6+7+8 = 33$



              Therefore, $2^{(3+(4+(5+(6+(7+(8))))))} = 2^{33}$.







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                  Addition is associative so in your case, we have:



                  $$2^{(3+(4+(5+(6))))}=2^{(3+4+5+6)}$$



                  No need for an inordinate number of parentheses here.






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                    Addition is associative so in your case, we have:



                    $$2^{(3+(4+(5+(6))))}=2^{(3+4+5+6)}$$



                    No need for an inordinate number of parentheses here.






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                      Addition is associative so in your case, we have:



                      $$2^{(3+(4+(5+(6))))}=2^{(3+4+5+6)}$$



                      No need for an inordinate number of parentheses here.






                      share|cite|improve this answer











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                      Addition is associative so in your case, we have:



                      $$2^{(3+(4+(5+(6))))}=2^{(3+4+5+6)}$$



                      No need for an inordinate number of parentheses here.







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                          This would be identical to simply simplifying the exponent.



                          So what would an equivalent expression be for the exponent, i.e. what does



                          $$(3+(4+(5+(6+(7+(8)))))))$$



                          equal? (Or the sum with the numbers up to $6$, you have two different expressions in the question.) Obviously it would just be the sum of these numbers, right? Thus, you can just substitute the sum into the exponent. (This applies to either one.)






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                            This would be identical to simply simplifying the exponent.



                            So what would an equivalent expression be for the exponent, i.e. what does



                            $$(3+(4+(5+(6+(7+(8)))))))$$



                            equal? (Or the sum with the numbers up to $6$, you have two different expressions in the question.) Obviously it would just be the sum of these numbers, right? Thus, you can just substitute the sum into the exponent. (This applies to either one.)






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                              $begingroup$

                              This would be identical to simply simplifying the exponent.



                              So what would an equivalent expression be for the exponent, i.e. what does



                              $$(3+(4+(5+(6+(7+(8)))))))$$



                              equal? (Or the sum with the numbers up to $6$, you have two different expressions in the question.) Obviously it would just be the sum of these numbers, right? Thus, you can just substitute the sum into the exponent. (This applies to either one.)






                              share|cite|improve this answer









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                              This would be identical to simply simplifying the exponent.



                              So what would an equivalent expression be for the exponent, i.e. what does



                              $$(3+(4+(5+(6+(7+(8)))))))$$



                              equal? (Or the sum with the numbers up to $6$, you have two different expressions in the question.) Obviously it would just be the sum of these numbers, right? Thus, you can just substitute the sum into the exponent. (This applies to either one.)







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                                  To combat this kind of problem when typesetting documents, we often either just evaluate the exponent (like Mike suggested), or use dots, like $2(3+(4+(5+cdots+20(21))))$. Alternatively, I've seen people use $)cdots)$, but that's exceedingly rare. If working in a context when you have commutativity and associativity though, the first option is probably the way to go.






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                                    $begingroup$

                                    To combat this kind of problem when typesetting documents, we often either just evaluate the exponent (like Mike suggested), or use dots, like $2(3+(4+(5+cdots+20(21))))$. Alternatively, I've seen people use $)cdots)$, but that's exceedingly rare. If working in a context when you have commutativity and associativity though, the first option is probably the way to go.






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                                      $begingroup$

                                      To combat this kind of problem when typesetting documents, we often either just evaluate the exponent (like Mike suggested), or use dots, like $2(3+(4+(5+cdots+20(21))))$. Alternatively, I've seen people use $)cdots)$, but that's exceedingly rare. If working in a context when you have commutativity and associativity though, the first option is probably the way to go.






                                      share|cite|improve this answer









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                                      To combat this kind of problem when typesetting documents, we often either just evaluate the exponent (like Mike suggested), or use dots, like $2(3+(4+(5+cdots+20(21))))$. Alternatively, I've seen people use $)cdots)$, but that's exceedingly rare. If working in a context when you have commutativity and associativity though, the first option is probably the way to go.







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