Simplify 2x*x^2

$2 x \cdot x^{2}$

Step 1

Move $x^{2}$ .

$2 (x^{2} x)$

Step 2

Multiply $x^{2}$ by $x$ .

Raise $x$ to the power of $1$ .

$2 (x^{2} x^{1})$

Use the power rule $a^{m} a^{n} = a^{m + n}$ to combine exponents.

$2 x^{2 + 1}$

Step 3

Add $2$ and $1$ .

$2 x^{3}$