SOLUTION: Simply the expression 3x(x^5)^2 ----------- -- 6x^3(x^2)^4

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Question 141083: Simply the expression
3x(x^5)^2
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6x^3(x^2)^4
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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