document.write( "Question 149210: I need the answers and steps for these five. Even though this is my first question of the day I know it counts as 5 so I will only ask one other today
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Algebra.Com's Answer #109475 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)\"\" \"About 
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1.\"%282a%5E5%29%5E3\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"2%5E3+%2A+a%5E%285%2A3%29\":You multiply when you raise one power to another power
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\n" ); document.write( "2.\"%28-3xy%5E3%29%5E4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-3%5E4%2Ax%5E4%2Ay%5E%283%2A4%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"81x%5E4y%5E12\"; a negative raised to an even power will be positive
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\n" ); document.write( "3. \"%285a%5E3b%5E4%29%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5%5E2%2Aa%5E%283%2A2%29%2Ab%5E%284%2A2%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "4.\"%28-mn%5E8%29%5E3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-m%5E3%2An%5E%288%2A3%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-m%5E3n%5E24\"
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\n" ); document.write( "5. \"%28-2x%5E2y%29%5E3+%2A+%285xy%5E3%29%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-2%5E3%2Ax%5E%282%2A3%29%2Ay%5E3%29+%2A+%285%5E2%2Ax%5E2%2Ay%5E%283%2A2%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-8x%5E6y%5E3%29+%2A+%2825x%5E2y%5E6%29\"; a negative raised to an odd power will be negative
\n" ); document.write( "\"-8%2A25%2Ax%5E%286%2B2%29%2Ay%5E%283%2B6%29\": add exponents of like terms when you multiply
\n" ); document.write( "\"-200x%5E8y%5E9\"
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\n" ); document.write( "This is the method, check each step to ensure I did not make a dumb math mistake here
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