SOLUTION: simplify: [-(-2x^2)^2]^3

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Question 153196: simplify:
[-(-2x^2)^2]^3

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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[-(-2x^2)^2]^3 = [-(-2x^2)(-2x^2)]^3 
               = [-(4x^4)]^3
               = [-4x^4]^3
               = -64x^12