How do you simplify $(2^3)^2$ leaving only positive exponents?

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Answer 1 · 2016-03-20T21:22:22

$2^6$

Use the following rule:

$(x^a)^b=x^(ab)$

So, when we multiply $3$ and $2$ , we get

$(2^3)^2=2^(3xx2)=2^6$

Note that this equals $64$ , but the question referred specifically to use positive exponents.

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