Question

Simplify your answer and use positive exponents only
(a3b)3(a4b8)
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The answer I got was 3a7b9
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is this correct? Please help and if it is not can you show me the correct way!! Thank you very much

Answer 1

if the first term is (a^3*b)^3 that equals a^9 *b^3

then, multiplying that by the second term yields
a^13 * b^11