document.write( "Question 7260: I am tutoring myself over the summer to go into Algebra. i am on the chapter exponents. i understand exponents and bases but i dont understand this: (xy to the 2nd power)to the 3rd power = xy · y · xy · y · xy · y = x to the 3rd power times y to the sixth power.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #4077 by glabow(165) $\"\"$ $\"About$

You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Something must be wrong in your question.
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\n" ); document.write( "Your conclusion is wrong unless there is some other restriction, like y = 1.\r
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