How do you simplify (-3r^2w^4)^3(2rw)^2(-3r^2)^3(4rw^2)^3(2r^2w^3)^4?

1 Answer
Jan 9, 2018

(-3r^2w^4)^3(2rw)^2(-3r^2)^3(4rw^2)^3(2r^2w^3)^4=2985984r^25w^32

Explanation:

Simplify.

(-3r^2w^4)^3(2rw)^2(-3r^2)^3(4rw^2)^3(2r^2w^3)^4

Apply the exponent power rule: (a^m)^n=a^(m*n)

Simplify (-3r^2w^4)^3 to (-3^3r^(2*3)w^(4*3)).

(-3^3r^(2*3)w^(4*3))(2rw)^2(-3r^2)^3(4rw^2)^3(2r^2w^3)^4

Simplify (2rw)^2 to (2^2r^2w^2).

(-3^3r^(2*3)w^(4*3))(2^2r^2w^2)(-3r^2)^3(4rw^2)^3(2r^2w^3)^4

Simplilfy (-3r^2)^3 to (-3^3r^(2*3)).

(-3^3r^(2*3)w^(4*3))(2^2r^2w^2)(-3^3r^(2*3))(4rw^2)^3(2r^2w^3)^4

Simplify (4rw^2)^3 to (4^3r^3w^(4*3)).

(-3^3r^(2*3)w^(4*3))(2^2r^2w^2)(-3^3r^(2*3))(4^3r^3w^(4*3))(2r^2w^3)^4

Simplify (2r^2w^3)^4 to (2^4w^(3*4)).

(-3^3r^(2*3)w^(4*3))(2^2r^2w^2)(-3^3r^(2*3))(4^3r^3w^(2*3))(2^4r^(2*4)w^(3*4))

Simplify.

(-27r^6w^12)(4r^2w^2)(-27r^6)(64r^3w^6)(16r^8w^12)

Take out the constants.

-27xx4xx-27xx64xx16(r^6w^12r^2w^2r^6r^3w^6r^8w^12)

Simplify -27xx4xx-27xx64xx16 to 2985984.

2985984(r^6w^12r^2w^2r^6r^3w^6r^8w^12)

Collect like variables.

2985984(r^6r^2r^6r^3r^8w^12w^2w^6w^12)

Apply exponent product rule: a^ma^n=a^(a+n)

2985984(r^(6+2+6+3+8)w^(12+2+6+12))

Simplify.

2985984r^25w^32