Samuel J.

asked • 01/02/18

4x to the 4th power

does it cancel out?

Mark M.

Do you want
4x4 or (4x)4?
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01/02/18

Samuel J.

     4
4x
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01/02/18

Al P.

The short answer is no, it doesn't cancel out.   The leading 4 means you have four of whatever follows.   The 4 in the exponent means you are taking x and multiplying it by itself four times.    
4x4 = 4*(x*x*x*x)
       = (x*x*x*x)+(x*x*x*x)+(x*x*x*x)+(x*x*x*x)
 
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