What expression is equivalent to (a^8) ^4?

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Ashly Howell

25 May, 10:10

What expression is equivalent to (a^8) ^4?

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Bria Washington · Answer 1

a^32 or a multiplied by itself 32 times

Step-by-step explanation:

when you are dealing with exponents of exponents, you can multiply them to get a single exponent.

So when you say (a^8) ^4 you are basically saying

(a X a X a X a X a X a X a X a) ^4 which is even more simply

(a X a X a X a X a X a X a X a) times itself 4 times or

(a X a X a X a X a X a X a X a) (a X a X a X a X a X a X a X a) (a X a X a X a X a X a X a X a) (a X a X a X a X a X a X a X a) or a^32