document.write( "Question 315878: Explain how (-8x)^5 and -8x^5 are different. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #225993 by Earlsdon(6294) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"%28-8x%29%5E5\"$ means multiply $\"%28-8x%29\"$ by itself five times, or:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28-8x%29%28-8x%29%28-8x%29%28-8x%29%28-8x%29+=+-32768x%5E5\"$ Notice here that the exponent applies to both the -8 and the x, so you get $\"%28%28-8%29%5E5%29%2A%28x%29%5E5+=+-+-32768x%5E5\"$
\n" ); document.write( "On the other hand...
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-8x%5E5\"$ means multiply $\"-8\"$ by $\"x%5E5\"$ so...
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-8x%5E5+=+-8x%5E5\"$ Here, the exponent applies only to the x and not to the -8. \n" ); document.write( "

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