Remaining Power Rules
Power of a Power
To simplify an expression that has an exponent raised to a power, multiply the existing exponent by the power.
Power of a Power Rule : (xn)m = xn·m
To see why this rule works, see the expansion below:
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Therefore,
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Example
Simplify
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Use the Power of a PowerRule to multiply the exponents.
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