161k views
0 votes
Simplifying expressions with exponents

Simplifying expressions with exponents-example-1

2 Answers

5 votes

\bf (2x^2y^3)^2(3y)\implies (2x^2y^3)^2(3y^1)\implies (2x^(2\cdot 2)y^(3\cdot 2))(3y^1) \\\\\\ 2x^4y^63y^1\implies 2\cdot 3x^4y^(6+1)\implies 6x^4y^7
7 votes
When dividing two terms with the same base, subtract the exponent in the denominator from the exponent in the numerator: Power of a Power: To raise a power to a power, multiply theexponents. 
User Xren
by
8.3k points