Q. Simplify. Express your answer using a single exponent.(12r6)2
Apply Power Separately: Apply the power to both the coefficient and the variable separately.When raising a power to a power, we multiply the exponents, and when raising a number to a power, we simply calculate the number to that power.(12r6)2=122×(r6)2
Calculate 122: Calculate 122.122=12×12=144
Calculate (r6)2: Calculate (r6)2.When raising a power to another power, we multiply the exponents.(r6)2=r(6×2)=r12
Combine Results: Combine the results from Step 2 and Step 3.(12r6)2=144×r12
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