Feb 7, 2011 #1 E Elle Member Joined May 19, 2008 Messages 367 Reaction score 0 Points 16 (-4w {tothe5thpower} x {tothe2power} y) {allinparenthesistothe4thpower} or if i knock down the exponents: (-4w5x2y)4 with 5, 2, and 4 all exponents. I put -4w{tothe20thpower} x{tothe8tpower} y{tothe4th} and got it wrong. whats the right answer??
(-4w {tothe5thpower} x {tothe2power} y) {allinparenthesistothe4thpower} or if i knock down the exponents: (-4w5x2y)4 with 5, 2, and 4 all exponents. I put -4w{tothe20thpower} x{tothe8tpower} y{tothe4th} and got it wrong. whats the right answer??
Feb 7, 2011 #2 D DAVE Active member Joined May 13, 2008 Messages 1,000 Reaction score 0 Points 36 I think your expression is ... [ -4w^5 * y^2 ]^4 If you apply the ^4 factor to each of the items you get -4w^20 * y^8
I think your expression is ... [ -4w^5 * y^2 ]^4 If you apply the ^4 factor to each of the items you get -4w^20 * y^8