Question

What expression is equivalent to (a^8)^4?

Answer 1

a^32 or a multiplied by itself 32 times

Explanation:

when you are dealing with exponents of exponents, you can multiply them to get a single exponent.

So when you say (a^8)^4 you are basically saying

(a X a X a X a X a X a X a X a) ^4 which is even more simply

(a X a X a X a X a X a X a X a) times itself 4 times or

(a X a X a X a X a X a X a X a) (a X a X a X a X a X a X a X a) (a X a X a X a X a X a X a X a) (a X a X a X a X a X a X a X a) or a^32

Answer 2

(a^32)

Explanation:

to solve this expression, note that the second power is attached via a parenthesis. This means that you need to multiply the powers together.

(a^8)^4 = (a^(8 * 4) = a^(32)

a^32 is your answer.

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