Which step could she have used instead to simplify the expression (3t)4?

Jeandarcel asked Mar 12, 2023

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Jeandarcel asked Mar 12, 2023

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Instead of doing what she did, she could have use power properties. Remember you can distribute powers if you have a multiplication, as following:

$\mleft(3t\mright)^4=3^4t^4$

Thus,

$\mleft(3t\mright)^4=3^4t^4\rightarrow(3t)^4=81t^4$

Geoff Ball answered Mar 18, 2023

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