How do you simplify $(-2xy^4z^2)^5$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2014-12-15T17:43:01

In order to simplify the expression $(-2xy^4z^2)^5$ we need to understand that the exponent 5 gets distributed to each term in the parenthesis.

$-2^5x^5y^(4(5))z^(2(5))$

$-2^5$ (-2)(-2)(-2)(-2)(-2) = -32

$x^5$ = $x^5$

$y^(4(5))$ = $y^20$

$z^(2(5))$ = $z^10$

Final Answer

$-32x^5y^20z^10$

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