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Simplify the powers firstmikeclarke44 wrote:I have been struggling to figure out how this anwer is performed.
2^(4-1)^2
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2^3-2
I was under the impression that 2^(4-1)^2 did not equal 2^9. That 2^3^2 = 2^6 ???Neo2000 wrote:So you get (4-1)^2 = 3^2 = 9 Therefore in the Numerator you get 2^9mikeclarke44 wrote:I have been struggling to figure out how this anwer is performed.
2^(4-1)^2
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2^3-2
(2^3)^2= 2^(3*2)=2^6 ...mtr wrote:I was under the impression that 2^(4-1)^2 did not equal 2^9. That 2^3^2 = 2^6 ???Neo2000 wrote:So you get (4-1)^2 = 3^2 = 9 Therefore in the Numerator you get 2^9mikeclarke44 wrote:I have been struggling to figure out how this anwer is performed.
2^(4-1)^2
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2^3-2
Also shouldn't the denominator be 2^(3-2) rather than 2^3-2 ?
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