document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=84532>Question 84532</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ((2x)^2)((4x)^4)((8x)^6)=  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "                           a.) (2^22)(x^12)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                           b.) (2^24)(x^12)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                           c.) (2^26)(x^12)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                           d.) (2^28)(x^12)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know the answer is d. but how would you arrive at that answer without multiple choice answer.  Say this was on a test and it wasn't multiple choice, how would you arrive at the correct answer in that format.  I understand how to get the x^12 but I do not know how to arrive at 2^28.  How do get from 268435456 to 2^28? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #60874 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=60874\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%282x%29%5E2%29%28%284x%29%5E4%29%28%288x%29%5E6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%282x%29%5E2%29%28%284x%29%5E4%29%28%288x%29%5E6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%5E2x%5E2%29%284%5E4x%5E4%29%288%5E6x%5E6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%5E2x%5E2%29%284%5E4x%5E4%29%288%5E6x%5E6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute the exponent\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%5E2%2A4%5E4%2A8%5E6%29%28x%5E2x%5E4x%5E6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%5E2%2A4%5E4%2A8%5E6%29%28x%5E2x%5E4x%5E6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Group like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%5E2%2A%282%5E2%29%5E4%2A%282%5E3%29%5E6%29%28x%5E2x%5E4x%5E6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%5E2%2A%282%5E2%29%5E4%2A%282%5E3%29%5E6%29%28x%5E2x%5E4x%5E6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite the base 4 as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and 8 as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%5E2%2A2%5E%282%2A4%29%2A2%5E%283%2A6%29%29%28x%5E2x%5E4x%5E6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%5E2%2A2%5E%282%2A4%29%2A2%5E%283%2A6%29%29%28x%5E2x%5E4x%5E6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the exponents\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%5E%282%2B8%2B18%29%29%28x%5E%282%2B4%2B6%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%5E%282%2B8%2B18%29%29%28x%5E%282%2B4%2B6%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now that we have similar bases, add the exponents\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%5E28%29%28x%5E12%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%5E28%29%28x%5E12%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > So this is your answer </SPAN>\n" );
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