Question

Simplify: (3^2)^2 leave answer in exponent notation and do not change the base

Answer 1

First let us simplify the given expression

`(3^2)^2=(9)^2=81`

But we need to express the expression in exponent form and we can't change the base so

`\begin{gathered} \text{Since } \\ 81=3^4 \end{gathered}`

So our answer would be

`3^4`