document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=452368>Question 452368</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you solve this equation?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-2x^3y)^6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the exponent is on the outside of the parentheses do you multiply it by the exponents inside the parenthesis or add them? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Btw it's 2x cubed not 3y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please help, and thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(-2x^3y)^6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st, it's not an equation.  I can tell, there's no equal sign.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-2x^3 y)^6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each factor is raised to the 6th power.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-2x%5E3%2Ay%29%5E6+=+%28-2%29%5E6%2A%28x%5E3%29%5E6%2Ay%5E6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-2x%5E3%2Ay%29%5E6+=+%28-2%29%5E6%2A%28x%5E3%29%5E6%2Ay%5E6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=64x%5E18y%5E6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"64x%5E18y%5E6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the exponent is on the outside of the parentheses do you multiply it by the exponents inside the parenthesis or add them? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "When it's raised to a power, you multiply them.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "eg <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2%29%5E3+=+x%5E2%2Ax%5E2%2Ax%5E2+=+x%5E6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2%29%5E3+=+x%5E2%2Ax%5E2%2Ax%5E2+=+x%5E6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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