HOW DO ADDING POWERS?

Adding powers involves combining expressions that have the same base and exponent. If the bases and exponents are identical, you can simply add the coefficients in front of the powers. For example, (3x^2 + 5x^2 = (3 + 5)x^2 = 8x^2). However, if the bases or exponents differ, you cannot directly combine them without additional operations.