Q. Simplify. Express your answer using a single exponent.(7b6)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 (7b6)2, which means we need to apply the exponent of 2 to both 7 and b6.(7b6)2=72×(b6)2
Calculate 72: Calculate 72.72 is 7 multiplied by itself.72=7×7=49
Calculate (b6)2: Calculate (b6)2. Using the power of a power rule, we multiply the exponents 6 and 2. (b6)2=b(6×2)=b12
Combine results: Combine the results.Now we combine the results from Step 2 and Step 3 to express the simplified form of the original expression.(7b6)2=49×b12=49b12
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