What is $(-2x^2y^4)^3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-18T05:26:07

$-8x^6y^12$

$(-2)^3=-8$

$(x^2)^3=x^(2 xx3)=x^6$

$(y^4)^3=y^12$

Answer 2 · 2018-05-18T05:29:05

$-8x^6y^12$

$(abc)^3 = a^3b^3c^3$ ,
so $(-2x^2y^4)^3=(-2)^3(x^2)^3(y^4)^3$ ,

and because $(a^b)^c=a^(bc)$ ,

$(-2)^3(x^2)^3(y^4)^3=-8x^6y^12$ .

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