EXAMPLE 2: Simplify using exponent properties, and express answers using positive exponents only. ??? ???????? ????? ????? ???? ?? ???????? ???????? ????? ??????? ??? (A) $(3a^3)(2a^{-3})$ (C) $-4y^3 - (-4y)^3$ (B) $\frac{6x^{-2}}{8x^{-5}}$ (D) $(3^{-1})^3$
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Since A^3a means A cubed times a, we can rewrite it as A^3 * a * (2a). Multiplying the coefficients, we get 3 * 2 = 6. So, the simplified form of A^3a(2a) is 6A^3a^2. Show more…
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