How do you simplify $[(3^2)^4]^2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-06-01T10:53:19

$43,046,721$

We have: $[(3^(2))^(4)]^(2)$

Following BEDMAS rules, let's evaluate the terms within the parentheses first:

$= [(9)^(4)]^(2)$

$= [6561]^(2)$

$= 43,046,721$

Answer 2 · 2017-06-02T06:21:40

$[(3^2)^4]^2=3^(2xx4xx2)=3^16=43,046,721$

An alternate way to view this question is to remember that $(x^a)^b=x^(ab)$ , and so:

$[(3^2)^4]^2=3^(2xx4xx2)=3^16=43,046,721$

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