Simplify the following expression:
Simplify the following expression:
In solving the problem, we use two laws of exponents, which we will mention:
a. The law of exponents for multiplying powers with the same bases:
b. The law of exponents for a power of a power:
We will apply these two laws of exponents in solving the problem in two steps:
Let's start by applying the law of exponents mentioned in a' to the first expression on the left side of the problem:
When in the first step we applied the law of exponents mentioned in a' and in the following steps we simplified the expression that was obtained,
We continue to the next step and apply the law of exponents mentioned in b' and handle the third expression on the left side of the problem:
When in the first step we applied the law of exponents mentioned in b' and in the following steps we simplified the expression that was obtained,
We combine the two steps detailed above to the complete problem solution:
In the next step we calculate the result of multiplying the numbers inside the parentheses in the second expression on the left:
Therefore, the correct answer is answer b'.