Precalculus Examples

${(a^{3} b^{12} c^{2})}^{2} {(a^{5} c^{2})}^{3} {(b^{5} c^{4})}^{0}$

Step 1

Use the power rule ${(a b)}^{n} = a^{n} b^{n}$ to distribute the exponent.

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Step 1.1

Apply the product rule to $a^{3} b^{12} c^{2}$ .

${(a^{3} b^{12})}^{2} {(c^{2})}^{2} {(a^{5} c^{2})}^{3} {(b^{5} c^{4})}^{0}$

Step 1.2

Apply the product rule to $a^{3} b^{12}$ .

${(a^{3})}^{2} {(b^{12})}^{2} {(c^{2})}^{2} {(a^{5} c^{2})}^{3} {(b^{5} c^{4})}^{0}$

Step 2

Multiply the exponents in ${(a^{3})}^{2}$ .

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Step 2.1

Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, ${(a^{m})}^{n} = a^{m n}$ .

$a^{3 \cdot 2} {(b^{12})}^{2} {(c^{2})}^{2} {(a^{5} c^{2})}^{3} {(b^{5} c^{4})}^{0}$

Step 2.2

Multiply $3$ by $2$ .

$a^{6} {(b^{12})}^{2} {(c^{2})}^{2} {(a^{5} c^{2})}^{3} {(b^{5} c^{4})}^{0}$

Step 3

Multiply the exponents in ${(b^{12})}^{2}$ .

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Step 3.1

Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, ${(a^{m})}^{n} = a^{m n}$ .

$a^{6} b^{12 \cdot 2} {(c^{2})}^{2} {(a^{5} c^{2})}^{3} {(b^{5} c^{4})}^{0}$

Step 3.2

Multiply $12$ by $2$ .

$a^{6} b^{24} {(c^{2})}^{2} {(a^{5} c^{2})}^{3} {(b^{5} c^{4})}^{0}$

Step 4

Multiply the exponents in ${(c^{2})}^{2}$ .

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Step 4.1

Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, ${(a^{m})}^{n} = a^{m n}$ .

$a^{6} b^{24} c^{2 \cdot 2} {(a^{5} c^{2})}^{3} {(b^{5} c^{4})}^{0}$

Step 4.2

Multiply $2$ by $2$ .

$a^{6} b^{24} c^{4} {(a^{5} c^{2})}^{3} {(b^{5} c^{4})}^{0}$

Step 5

Apply the product rule to $a^{5} c^{2}$ .

$a^{6} b^{24} c^{4} ({(a^{5})}^{3} {(c^{2})}^{3}) {(b^{5} c^{4})}^{0}$

Step 6

Multiply the exponents in ${(a^{5})}^{3}$ .

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Step 6.1

Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, ${(a^{m})}^{n} = a^{m n}$ .

$a^{6} b^{24} c^{4} (a^{5 \cdot 3} {(c^{2})}^{3}) {(b^{5} c^{4})}^{0}$

Step 6.2

Multiply $5$ by $3$ .

$a^{6} b^{24} c^{4} (a^{15} {(c^{2})}^{3}) {(b^{5} c^{4})}^{0}$

Step 7

Multiply $a^{6}$ by $a^{15}$ by adding the exponents.

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Step 7.1

Move $a^{15}$ .

$a^{15} a^{6} b^{24} c^{4} {(c^{2})}^{3} {(b^{5} c^{4})}^{0}$

Step 7.2

Use the power rule $a^{m} a^{n} = a^{m + n}$ to combine exponents.

$a^{15 + 6} b^{24} c^{4} {(c^{2})}^{3} {(b^{5} c^{4})}^{0}$

Step 7.3

Add $15$ and $6$ .

$a^{21} b^{24} c^{4} {(c^{2})}^{3} {(b^{5} c^{4})}^{0}$

Step 8

Simplify $a^{21} b^{24} c^{4} {(c^{2})}^{3} {(b^{5} c^{4})}^{0}$ .

$a^{21} b^{24} c^{4} {(c^{2})}^{3}$

Step 9

Multiply the exponents in ${(c^{2})}^{3}$ .

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Step 9.1

Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, ${(a^{m})}^{n} = a^{m n}$ .

$a^{21} b^{24} c^{4} c^{2 \cdot 3}$

Step 9.2

Multiply $2$ by $3$ .

$a^{21} b^{24} c^{4} c^{6}$

Step 10

Multiply $c^{4}$ by $c^{6}$ by adding the exponents.

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Step 10.1

Move $c^{6}$ .

$a^{21} b^{24} (c^{6} c^{4})$

Step 10.2

Use the power rule $a^{m} a^{n} = a^{m + n}$ to combine exponents.

$a^{21} b^{24} c^{6 + 4}$

Step 10.3

Add $6$ and $4$ .

$a^{21} b^{24} c^{10}$