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Simplify the expression (a^2b^5c^3)^4(a^3b^3)^3(a^2c)^2

User Joe Mills
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 i think that's the answer   a^21b^29c^14
User Flyandi
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The simplified expression is shown below:


( a^(2) b^(5) c^(3) )^(4) ( a^(3) b^(3) )^(3) ( a^(2) c )^(2) \\ \\ =( a^(8) b^(20) c^(12) )( a^(9) b^(9) )( a^(4) c^(2) ) \\ \\ = a^((8+9+4)) b^((20+9)) c^((12+2)) \\ \\ = a^(21) b^(29) c^(14)
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