Q. Simplify. Express your answer using a single exponent.(4s9)4
Apply Power Rule: Apply the power of a power rule to the expression (4s9)4. The power of a power rule states that when raising a power to another power, you multiply the exponents. In this case, we have an exponent of 4 being applied to both 4 and s9. (4s9)4=44×(s9)4
Calculate 44: Calculate 44.44 is 4 multiplied by itself 4 times.44=4×4×4×4=256
Apply Power Rule: Apply the power of a power rule to (s9)4. We multiply the exponents 9 and 4 to get the new exponent for s. (s9)4=s(9×4)=s36
Combine Results: Combine the results from Step 2 and Step 3.We have found that 44=256 and (s9)4=s36. Now we combine these results to express the simplified form of the original expression.(4s9)4=256×s36
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