How do you simplify (4p^2)^8 / (4p^2)^6 (4p2)8(4p2)6?

1 Answer
Mar 24, 2016

= 16 p^ (4)=16p4

Explanation:

((4p^2)^8) / ((4p^2)^6)(4p2)8(4p2)6

  • By property:
    color(blue)((a^m))^n = a ^(mn)(am)n=amn

((4p^2)^8) / ((4p^2)^6)= ((4^8p^(2 * 8 ) )) / ((4^ 6 p^( 2 * 6))(4p2)8(4p2)6=(48p28)(46p26)

= ((4^8p^ 16 )) / ((4^ 6 p^12)=(48p16)(46p12)

= (4^8 / 4 ^6) * (( p^ 16 )) / ((p^12)=(4846)(p16)(p12)

  • By property:
    color(blue)(a^m / a ^n = a ^(m-n)aman=amn

= 4^((8 - 6 ) * ( p^ (16 -12 ))=4(86)(p1612)

= 4^(2 ) p^ (4)=42p4

= 16 p^ (4)=16p4