Calculate (16×2×3)¹¹: Solving a Compound Exponential Expression

Question

Choose the expression that corresponds to the following:

(16×2×3)11= \left(16\times2\times3\right)^{11}=

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Simplify the following problem
00:03 When we are presented with a multiplication operation where all the factors have the same exponent (N)
00:07 Each factor can be raised to the power (N)
00:10 We will apply this formula to our exercise
00:21 This is the solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve the expression, we will use the power of a product rule. According to this rule, when you have a product raised to an exponent, you can distribute the exponent to each factor in the product. Mathematically, this is expressed as:

(a×b×c)n=an×bn×cn (a \times b \times c)^n = a^n \times b^n \times c^n

  • In our expression, a=16 a = 16 , b=2 b = 2 , and c=3 c = 3 .

Applying the power of a product formula to our expression gives:

(16×2×3)11=1611×211×311 (16 \times 2 \times 3)^{11} = 16^{11} \times 2^{11} \times 3^{11}

This shows that each factor inside the parentheses is raised to the power of 11, which is consistent with the provided answer:

1611×211×311 16^{11}\times2^{11}\times3^{11}

Answer

1611×211×311 16^{11}\times2^{11}\times3^{11}