Question

How to rewrite the expression. With the steps. Use an exponent, rather than repeated multiplication. (–4)(–4)

Answer 1

For this case we have the following expression:

$(-4) (- 4)$

Using law of exponents we have:

$(a ^ m) (a ^ n) = a ^ {m + n}$

We use the definition to rewrite the given expression

Rewriting we have:

$(-4) (- 4) = (- 4)^{ 1 + 1}\\(-4) (- 4) = (- 4) ^ 2$

Answer:

The rewritten expression is given by:

$(-4) (- 4) = (- 4) ^ 2$

Answer 2

Exponents are how many times is the number multiplied with it self so in this case (-4)(-4)
the number -4^2 we put the exponent 2 because the number is multiplied with it self 2 times