Power of Monomials

Question

the floor of the room is in the shape of a square with the side lengths of x^2y^4 feet. Find the area of the floor

Answer 1

Area of square is the square of its side.

 

Area = (x²y⁴)²

 

Area = (x²y⁴)(x²y⁴)

 

 

Apply the rule of exponents when multiplying numbers of common bases.