How do you simplify (5k^2m)^3[(4km^4)^2]^2?

1 Answer
Oct 22, 2017

=> 32000 k^10 m^19

Explanation:

(5k^2m)^3[(4km^4)^2]^2

Use Rule: (a^m)^n = a^(mn)

(5^3k^(2xx3)m^3[(4^2k^2m^(4xx2)]^2

=>(125k^6m^3)[(16k^2m^8)]^2

=>(125k^6m^3)(16^2k^(2xx2)m^(8xx2)

=>(125k^6m^3)(256k^4m^16)

Use Rule : a^m\ times a^n = a^(m+n)

=> 125xx256 k^(6+4) m^(3+16)

=> 32000 k^10 m^19

this can be written as :

=> 2^5xx10^3k^10m^19 -----------as 32000= 2^5 xx 10^3