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Optimizing Data Scripts

An IT analyst is refactoring a data processing script that includes the calculation b9b8b^9 \cdot b^8. To make the script more efficient, the analyst needs to replace this expression with its single simplified term. Based on the rules for multiplying powers with the same base, what is the simplified expression that should be used, and what specific operation is performed on the exponents 9 and 8?

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