Q. Simplify. Express your answer using a single exponent.(8q4)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.(8q4)2=82×(q4)2
Calculate 82: Calculate 82.82=8×8=64
Calculate (q4)2: Calculate (q4)2.When raising a power to another power, we multiply the exponents.(q4)2=q(4×2)=q8
Combine Results: Combine the results from Step 2 and Step 3.(8q4)2=82×(q4)2=64×q8
Write Final Expression: Write the final simplified expression.The expression (8q4)2 simplifies to 64q8.
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