Amy, Lin, and Miguel were practicing creating equivalent expressions for (15^3)^9

. Amy got an expression of 15^27
, Miguel got an expression of 15^12
, and Lin got an expression of 15^3
. Who correctly used the Power Rule of Exponents to create an equivalent expression? (1 point)
Responses

Lin
Lin

Amy
Amy

Amy and Miguel
Amy and Miguel

Miguel

1 answer

The Power Rule of Exponents states that \((a^m)^n = a^{m \cdot n}\).

In this case, we can apply this rule to \((15^3)^9\):

\[ (15^3)^9 = 15^{3 \cdot 9} = 15^{27} \]

Now, let's analyze the results from each person:

  • Amy got \(15^{27}\), which is correct.
  • Miguel got \(15^{12}\), which is incorrect because he might have mistakenly calculated \(3 + 9\) instead of multiplying.
  • Lin got \(15^{3}\), which is incorrect because that doesn't apply the power rule at all.

Therefore, the only correct equivalent expression is Amy's.

The correct answer is: Amy.