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How do you simplify #-2(xy)^3(x^2)#?

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Jul 23, 2015

#=-2x^color(blue)(5) y^color(blue)(3)#

Explanation:

#-2(xy)^color(blue)(3)(x^2)#

#=-2x^color(blue)(3) y^color(blue)(3)x^2#

Property: #color(blue)(a^m*a^n= a^(m+n)#

Applying the above mentioned property to powers of #x#

#=-2x^color(blue)((3+2)) y^color(blue)(3)#

#=-2x^color(blue)(5) y^color(blue)(3)#

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