How do you simplify (417)2?

2 Answers
Jul 6, 2018

4916

Explanation:

using the law of exponents

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(41×7)2

=(14×7)2

=(74)2=74×74=7×74×4=4916

Jul 6, 2018

4916

Explanation:

When we distribute an exponent to another exponent, we multiply the powers. Doing this, we now have

4272

When we have a negative exponent, we can make it positive by taking it to the denominator. We now have

14272=7242=4916

Hope this helps!