Question
Simplify the expression
4x10y41
Evaluate
(x4y2(2x))−2
Evaluate
(x4y2×2x)−2
Multiply
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Multiply the terms
x4y2×2x
Multiply the terms with the same base by adding their exponents
x4+1y2×2
Add the numbers
x5y2×2
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
2x5y2
(2x5y2)−2
To raise a product to a power,raise each factor to that power
2−2(x5)−2(y2)−2
Evaluate the power
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Evaluate
2−2
Rewrite the expression
221
Simplify
41
41(x5)−2(y2)−2
Evaluate the power
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Evaluate
(x5)−2
Multiply the exponents
x5(−2)
Multiply the terms
x−10
41x−10(y2)−2
Evaluate the power
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Evaluate
(y2)−2
Multiply the exponents
y2(−2)
Multiply the terms
y−4
41x−10y−4
Express with a positive exponent using a−n=an1
41×x101×y−4
Express with a positive exponent using a−n=an1
41×x101×y41
Solution
4x10y41
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