Question

{3} Describe the error in this problem. What would you do differently? (4x3y7)3 = 12xºy21

Answer 1

the equation is:

`(4x^3y^7)^3=12x^9y^(21)`

we can simplify the first part of the equation

`4x^9y^(21)=12x^9y^(21)`

we have missing a 3 to made the equality correct