document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=989709>Question 989709</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2k^4 * (3k)^2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I got the answer of 18k^6, but I don't know how. I used a calculator and it doesn't show the steps. Can you please show the steps on how it's 18k? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #609943 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39621)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=609943\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Review the laws of exponents.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2k%5E4%2A%283k%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2k%5E4%2A%283k%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2k%5E4%2A3%5E2%2Ak%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2k%5E4%2A3%5E2%2Ak%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2A3%5E2%2Ak%5E4%2Ak%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2A3%5E2%2Ak%5E4%2Ak%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18%2Ak%5E6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18%2Ak%5E6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >----------this is what you found.  Using a calculator would be meaningless for this expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Focus on applying properties of numbers, and not so much on steps. </SPAN>\n" );
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