How do you simplify (a2bc)5(a2bc5)?

2 Answers
Sep 28, 2015

a12b6c10

Explanation:

(a10b5c5)(a2bc5)

(a10+2)(b5+1)(c5+5)
=a12b6c10

Sep 28, 2015

The answer is a12b6c10 .

Explanation:

(a2bc)5(a2bc5)

Apply the exponent rule (bn)m=bnm .
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(a25b15c15)(a2bc5)=

(a10b5c5)(a2bc5)

Remove the parentheses and gather like terms.

a10a2b5bc5c5

Apply the exponent rule aman=am+n

a10+2b5+1c5+5=

a12b6c10