Question

how do you simplify this? please help
(3x^3y^4)^2

Answer 1

exponents get distributed too
\[(3x^3y^4)^2=3^2x^{3^2}y^{4^2}\]

Answer 2

ummm not quite right

the power of a power laws says multiply the powers

\[(x^a)^b = x^{a \times b}\]

so to simplify its

\[3^2 x^{ 3 \times 2} y ^{ 4 \times 2}\]

simplify the powers ans evaluate 3^2