Question

What's the expanded form of (a^2)^4?

Answer 1

\[(a^2)^4 \]

Answer 2

what does an exponent tell us?

Answer 3

to multiply the # by itself a certain # of times

Answer 4

good, so lets start with say ,,,, expanding out the ^2 first. what do we get?

Answer 5

(a)(a)

Answer 6

good, but lets keep it like this:
\[(aa)^4\]
now we can work the ^4

Answer 7

(aa)(aa)(aa)(aa)?

Answer 8

yep, or just 8 little as:\[aaaaaaaa\]

Answer 9

ty :)

Answer 10

yw