Algebra.Com's Answer #207484 by jim_thompson5910(35256)![\"\"](\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\")  
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Hint: Use the four identities\r
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document.write( "1.  . Basically, you can either multiply first, then exponentiate, OR, exponentiate and then multiply. (note: this can expand to any number of terms inside the parenthesis. So you could have 50 terms in the parenthesis if you wanted). Example:  \r
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document.write( "2.  . When you raise an exponential expression to another exponent, you're going to multiply the exponents. Example:  \r
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document.write( "3.  . When you multiply monomials (with a common base), you're going to add the exponents. Example:  \r
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document.write( "4.  . When you divide monomials (with a common base), you're going to subtract the exponents. Example:  \r
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