Q. Simplify. Express your answer using a single exponent.(11a9)2
Apply power rule: Apply the power of a power rule.The power of a power rule states that when raising a power to another power, you multiply the exponents. In this case, we have (11a9)2, which means we need to square both the base 11 and the exponent of a9.(11a9)2=112×(a9)2
Calculate 112: Calculate 112.To find 112, we multiply 11 by itself.112=11×11=121
Calculate (a9)2: Calculate (a9)2.To find (a9)2, we multiply the exponent 9 by 2.(a9)2=a(9×2)=a18
Combine results: Combine the results from Step 2 and Step 3.Now we combine the results to express the simplified form of the original expression.(11a9)2=121×a18
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