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When you raise something to the third power, you multiply by itself 3 times. So (3a^3b^2)^3 = (3a^3b^2)*(3a^3b^2)*(3a^3b^2). But (3a^3b^2)^2 = (3a^3b^2)*(3a^3b^2). So that's two of the three from (3a^3b^2)*(3a^3b^2)*(3a^3b^2). So:
(3a^3b^2)^3= (3a^3b^2)^2*(3a^3b^2)