document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=173561>Question 173561</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (-5x^2y)^2(xy^2) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Why not break it down piece by piece?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For (-5x^2y)^2, we raise each number and term in the parentheses to the second power.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, (-5x^2y)^2 becomes (25x^4y^2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We now multiply (25x^4y^2)times(xy^2) keeping in mind that exponents are added.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(25x^4y^2)times(xy^2)= (25x^5 4y^4)<BR>\n" );
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