Algebra 1: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281140
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-114-9

Chapter 7 - Exponents and Exponential Functions - Concept Byte - Page 432: 8

Answer

$... =x^{5}\cdot x^{5}\cdot x^{5}\cdot x^{5}=x^{5+5+5+5}=x^{5\cdot 4}=x^{20}$

Work Step by Step

$(x^{5})^{4}=x^{5}\cdot x^{5}\cdot x^{5}\cdot x^{5}=x^{5+5+5+5}=x^{5\cdot 4}=x^{20}$
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