How do you simplify (8b2)(2b8)(2b6)?

1 Answer
Feb 16, 2016

(8b2)(2b8)(2b6)=32b12 or 32b12

Explanation:

Remembering that bp×bq=bp+q

Re-arrange the factors, grouping the constants together and the powers of b separately:
(8b2)(2b8)(2b6)
XXX=(8×2×2)(b2×b8×b6)

XXX=32b12