SOLUTION: What are the steps to raising a monomial to a power? (x^2y^4)^4

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Question 63495: What are the steps to raising a monomial to a power?
(x^2y^4)^4
Answer by Edwin McCravy(8999) About Me  (Show Source):
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What are the steps to raising a monomial to a power? 

(x2y4)4

To remove the parentheses, multiply each inner exponent
(2 and 4) by the outer exponent 4 and erase the 
parentheses:

x2·4y4·4

x8y16

Edwin