Question

How do you simplify `[(-6)^2]^3`?

Answer 1

When we raise a power to another power we multiply the exponents. The result will be `6^6=46656` (but probably best to leave it as `6^6`).

Explanation:

Note that the parentheses are evaluated first, so `-6^2=6^2`. This means the final result is a positive number.