Question

Find the product.

(-7p) ^3

Answer 1

first of all note that its a negative raised to an odd power, so the result will be negative:
\[(-7p)^{3} = -1(7^{3}p ^{3}) =\left[ -1(7*7*7)*p ^{3}) \right]\]

Answer 2

its the same as (-7)^3 x (p)^3