could someone help me with math?

Question

Use the properties of exponents to simplfy this expression. You may leave your answer as a number to a power.

(2x)^6

 

i'm so confused!

Answer 1

"Simplify" means to make it more understandable.  Note:  Sometimes, you leave an expressions looking complicated because it represents some real items.

 

(2x)⁶ = (2x)(2x)(2x)(2x)(2x)(2x)

(2x)⁶ = (2)(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)(x)(x)(x)(x)(x)(x)

(2x)⁶ = 64x⁶