Question

My last question for the night, review is killing me:

Simplify: (4a^3) ^2 (3a) ^2. I understand how to simplify, but on my worksheet, the second part was written smaller...

Answer 1

\[144a ^{8}\]

Answer 2

Thank you! Would you mind explaining how you got that? I understand part of it.

Answer 3

4^2 = 16
(a^3)^2 = a^6
3 ^ 2 = 9
(a)^2 = a ^ 2
16 * 9 = 144
a^6 * a ^ 2 = a^8


144a^8

Answer 4

Thank you so much! I know it's a rather simple simplifying equation, but it's harder to remember these when you haven't done them for three months!