Question

Could someone please solve and explain this to me?

2ab^-2 • (b^2)^-2

(*if a number has ‘^’ before it, that means it’s an exponent).

Answer 1

`2ab^((-6))`

Explanation:

Multiply exponents/group exponents

`2ab^((-2)) * b^((-4))\\2ab^(-2 + -4)\\2ab^(-6)`