How do you simplify #(a^4b^2)^6#?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-30T20:17:42

#a^24b^12#

The key realization here is that we can use the exponent property

#(x^a)^b=x^(a*b)#

So we essentially have

#a^(4*6)*b^(2*6)#

Which will simplify to

#a^24b^12#

Hope this helps!