Question

How do you simplify `-5x(x^ 3)^ 2`?

Answer 1

The answer is `-5x^7`.

Explanation:

`-5x(x^3)^2`

Apply exponent rule `(a^m)^n=a^(m*n)`.

`-5x(x^(3*2))`

`-5x(x^6)`

Apply exponent rule `a^m*a^n=a^(m+n)`

`-5x^(1+6)=`

`-5x^7`