SOLUTION: simplify. Assume all variables represent nonzero intergers.
{[(8^-a)^-2]^b}^-c * [(8^0)^a]^c
my answer was 64^-2a-b. The books answer was 8^-2abc. If I'm wrong, please show m
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-> SOLUTION: simplify. Assume all variables represent nonzero intergers.
{[(8^-a)^-2]^b}^-c * [(8^0)^a]^c
my answer was 64^-2a-b. The books answer was 8^-2abc. If I'm wrong, please show m
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Question 975175: simplify. Assume all variables represent nonzero intergers.
{[(8^-a)^-2]^b}^-c * [(8^0)^a]^c
my answer was 64^-2a-b. The books answer was 8^-2abc. If I'm wrong, please show me how its done. Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source):