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Write the product using exponents.
(-6)x(-6)x(-6)
The expression is

Write the product using exponents. (-6)x(-6)x(-6) The expression is-example-1
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Answer:

(-6)³z² or -6³z²

Explanation:

An exponent is used to signify the number of times a factor appears in a product.

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In the expression (-6)·(-6)·(-6)·z·z, the factor (-6) appears 3 times, and the factor z appears 2 times. Written with exponents, this could be ...

(-6)³z²

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Additional comment

We can simplify this by realizing the product of the constant factors will be negative. (There is an odd number of minus signs.) The expression can also be written as ...

-6³z²

The version with (-6) being cubed is a more direct translation to the use of exponents.

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