Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
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Chapter 1 - Section 1.6 - Properties of Integral Exponents - Exercise Set - Page 81: 146

Answer

The properties $(ab)^{n} = a^{n}\cdot b^{n}$ and $(\frac{a}{b})^{n} = \frac{a^n}{b^n}$ are like distributive properties of powers over multiplication and division. The statement above makes sense because in simplifying products and quotients raised to a power, we basically just distribute the power to each of the term in the expression.

Work Step by Step

The properties $(ab)^{n} = a^{n}\cdot b^{n}$ and $(\frac{a}{b})^{n} = \frac{a^n}{b^n}$ are like distributive properties of powers over multiplication and division. The statement above makes sense because in simplifying products and quotients raised to a power, we basically just distribute the power to each of the term in the expression.
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