Algebra 1

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133500403
ISBN 13: 978-0-13350-040-0

Chapter 7 - Exponents and Exponential Functions - 7-4 More Multiplication Properties of Exponents - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 437: 66

Answer

No, they are not equivalent.

Work Step by Step

$(x^2)^3 = x^2 * x^2 * x^2 = x^6$ $x^{2^3}= x ^{2*2*2} = x^8$ $x^6 \ne x^8$ (for any value other than 1 or 0)
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