No, you cannot distribute the exponent 2 over the subtraction in this case. The exponent rule for an expression raised to a power is to multiply the exponents, not distribute them over the terms within the expression.
So, ((x-2)^5)^2 is equal to (x-2)^(5*2) which simplifies to (x-2)^10.
((x-2)^5)^2 Can you distribute the exponent, 2, over the subtraction?
1 answer