How do you simplify (-2x^2y)^3(5xy^3)^2(2x2y)3(5xy3)2?

1 Answer
Dec 1, 2017

-200x^8y^9200x8y9

Explanation:

(-2x^2y)^color(red)3(5xy^3)^color(blue)2(2x2y)3(5xy3)2

First, use the exponent rule (x^a)^b = x^(ab)(xa)b=xab

((-2)^color(red)3x^(2*color(red)3)y^(1*color(red)3))(5^color(blue)2x^(1*color(blue)2)y^(3*color(blue)2))((2)3x23y13)(52x12y32)

Simplify.

(-8x^6y^3)(25x^2y^6)(8x6y3)(25x2y6)

Multiply the coefficients -88 and 2525

-200(x^color(red)6y^color(blue)3)(x^color(red)2y^color(blue)6)200(x6y3)(x2y6)

Next, use the exponent rule x^a *x^b = x^(ab)xaxb=xab

-200x^((color(red)(6+2)))y^((color(blue)(3+6)))200x(6+2)y(3+6)

-200x^8y^9200x8y9