Part 1: Explain, using complete sentences, how to simplify the expression below.
Part 2: What is the simplified expression?
(3x^3 y^4)^2

Question

Part 1: Explain, using complete sentences, how to simplify the expression below.
Part 2: What is the simplified expression?
(3x^3 y^4)^2

anonymous · Answer

Well this very much depends on your definition of simplified... If you want to expand it you would could do the following.
Rewrite the expression as (3x^3*y^4)*(3x^3*y^4).
Then you multiply, making sure to follow FOIL rules (first, outside, inside, last).
After that you can add terms.

anonymous · Answer

I got it right!! thanks! (: