Question

is 2b^6 the simplified answer of (2b^2)^4

Answer 1

no...

your problem uses the power of a power rule

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

so you would have

\[(2b^2)^4 = 2^{(1 \times 4)}b^{(2 \times 4)}\]

hope it helps

Answer 2

ohh i see now thank you it did help