How do you simplify ((2•2^3) / 2) ^2(2232)2?

1 Answer
Jul 11, 2016

Assuming you mean ((2xx2^3)/2)^2(2×232)2

64

Explanation:

I have deliberately done it this way to demonstrate some actions

2xx2^3 = 2^(3+1) =2^42×23=23+1=24 giving

((2^4)/2)^2(242)2

But 2^4/2242 is the same as 2^(4-1)=(cancel(2)xx2xx2xx2)/(cancel(2)) =2^3 giving:

(2^3)^2

But this is the same as 2^3xx2^3" " =" " 2^(3+3)" "=" "2^(3xx2) = 64
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((cancel(2)xx2^3)/(cancel(2)))^2 = 2^6=64