document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=568327>Question 568327</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Help please: I have answered some already. Please correct me if I'm wrong.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mark the following statements involving exponents as 'True' or 'False'.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1)  (x+y)^-2=x^-2+y^-2 --- False\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2)  (a^3)(a^5)=a^15    --- True\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3)  (b^2)^4=b^6        --- False\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4)  (xy)^3=x*y^3       --- False\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5)  [(a^2)b^5)]^3=ab^30 -- ??? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #366913 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=366913\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> number 1 is false.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+y)^-2 = 1 / (x+y)^2 = 1 / (x^2 + 2xy + y^2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "number 2 is false. *****<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a^3) * (a^5) = a^(3 + 5) = a^8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "number 3 is false.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b^2)^4 = b^(2 * 4) = b^8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "number 4 is false.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(xy)^3 = x^3 * y^3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "number 5 is false. *****<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a^2 * b^5)^3 = a^6 * b^15\r<BR>\n" );
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