document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1104911>Question 1104911</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify. Your answer should contain only positive exponents\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2mn^4)^4 * 2m^-1n^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282mn%5E4%29%5E4+%2A+2m%5E-1n%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282mn%5E4%29%5E4+%2A+2m%5E-1n%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You need to \"distribute\" the exponent 4 to all of the factors inside the parentheses:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282mn%5E4%29%5E4+=+%282%5E4%29%28m%5E4%29%28n%5E4%29%5E4+=+16m%5E4n%5E16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282mn%5E4%29%5E4+=+%282%5E4%29%28m%5E4%29%28n%5E4%29%5E4+=+16m%5E4n%5E16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then for<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2816m%5E4n%5E16%29%2A2m%5E-1n%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2816m%5E4n%5E16%29%2A2m%5E-1n%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "you need to use normal multiplication for the coefficients and your rules of exponents for the variables.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16%2A2=32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16%2A2=32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >; <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28m%5E4%29%28m%5E-1%29+=+m%5E%284-1%29+=+m%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28m%5E4%29%28m%5E-1%29+=+m%5E%284-1%29+=+m%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >; <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28n%5E16%29%28n%5E2%29+=+n%5E%2816%2B2%29+=+n%5E18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28n%5E16%29%28n%5E2%29+=+n%5E%2816%2B2%29+=+n%5E18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The final simplified expression is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=32m%5E3n%5E18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"32m%5E3n%5E18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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