Learn  Power of a Power

Key Concept • Power of a Power

Words To find a power of a power, multiply the exponents.
Symbols For any real number a and any integers m and p, (​​ am)​​ p = amp.
Examples (b2)4 = b2 · 4 or b8; (d3)7 = d3 · 7 or d21

Example 3  Power of a Power

Think About It!
Simplify each expression. Is (x4)2 equivalent to
a. ​​(n5)​​
3 (x2)4? Explain your
reasoning.
5·3
​​(n5)​​ = n
3
Power of a Power
15
= n Simplify. Yes; sample answer: To
2
find the power of a
b. ​​(x4)​​ power, you multiply the
4·2
​​(x4)​​ = x exponents together.
2
Power of a Power
8 Because multiplication
= x Simplify. is commutative, the
order of the exponents
Check does not change the
simplified expression.
Simplify (​​ n4)11
​ ​.
n44

Simplify (​​ x-7)​-3​.

x21

Learn  Power of a Product

Key Concept • Power of a Product
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Think About It!

Words To find a power of a product, find the power of each factor
and multiply. Is 2​​(xy)3​​ equivalent to
(2xy)3? Explain your
Symbols For any real numbers a and b and any integer m, (ab)m = ambm. reasoning.
Examples (-5x2y)3 = (−5)3x6y3 or -125x6y3

No; sample answer: In

Example 4  Power of a Product the first expression, the
2 is not raised to the
Simplify each expression.
power of 3. In the
a. ​​(3x5y 2)​​
5
second, it is. So, the
5 5·5 2·5 first expression
​​(3x5y2)​​ = 3 x y
5
Power of a Product
simplifies to 2x3y3,
25 10
= 243x y Simplify. whereas the second
(continued on the next page) simplifies to 8x3y3.

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 2
b. ​​(-5ab4)​​
Think About It! 2 1·2 4·2
​​(-5ab4)​​ = (−5) a b
2
Power of a Product
Is (−5ab4)2 equivalent
to −(5ab4)2? Explain = 25a2 b8 Simplify.
your reasoning.

No; sample answer: In Check

the first expression, -5 Simplify (​​ 4x3y-2)3​ ​.
is squared, but in the 64x9y-6
second expression, 5 is
squared. So, the Simplify (​​ -3a-3b)6​
​.
coefficient of the first
729a-18b6
expression is 25,
whereas the coefficient
of the second
expression is -25.

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