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Simplify. Express your answer using a single exponent. \newline(10a2)2(10a^2)^2

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Q. Simplify. Express your answer using a single exponent. \newline(10a2)2(10a^2)^2
  1. Apply power rule: Apply the power of a power rule.\newlineThe power of a power rule states that when you raise a power to another power, you multiply the exponents. In this case, we have (10a2)2(10a^2)^2, which means we need to apply the exponent of 22 to both 1010 and a2a^2.\newline(10a2)2=102×(a2)2(10a^2)^2 = 10^2 \times (a^2)^2
  2. Calculate 10210^2: Calculate 10210^2.\newline10210^2 means 1010 multiplied by itself, which is 100100.\newline102=10010^2 = 100
  3. Calculate (a2)2(a^2)^2: Calculate (a2)2(a^2)^2. Using the power of a power rule, we multiply the exponents 22 and 22. (a2)2=a(22)=a4(a^2)^2 = a^{(2*2)} = a^4
  4. Combine results: Combine the results from Step 22 and Step 33.\newlineWe have found that 102=10010^2 = 100 and (a2)2=a4(a^2)^2 = a^4. Now we combine these to express the simplified form of the original expression.\newline(10a2)2=100×a4(10a^2)^2 = 100 \times a^4
  5. Write final answer: Write the final answer.\newlineThe final simplified expression is 100a4100a^4.

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